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Benedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin

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Benedict Bonaventura
Zhang Xin
O.F.M.
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
Native name 张信 (simplified Chinese);
張信 (traditional Chinese);
Zhāng Xìn (pinyin)
Church Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan
Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
Installed 1981
Term ended 1994
Predecessor Paul Li Dehua
Successor Sylvester Li Jian-tang
Orders
Ordination 1937
Personal details
Born 23 October 1911
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Died 10 September 1999 (aged 87)
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater Fu Jen Catholic University

Benedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin (simplified Chinese: 张信; traditional Chinese: 張信; pinyin: Zhāng Xìn; 23 October 1911 – 10 September 1999) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan from 1981 to 1994.[1]

Biography

Zhang was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, on 23 October 1911.[2] He joined the Order of Friars Minor in 1931.[2] He was ordained a priest in 1937.[2] He graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University.[2]

During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, Zhang was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works.[2]

In 1981, Zhang was consecrated as bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan by Joseph Zong Huaide, the zhen president of the Catholic Patriotic Association.[2] He retired in 1994.[2]

Zhang died of an illness on 10 September 1999, at the age of 87.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation Cheney, David. "Bishop Benedict Bonaventura Zhangxin". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 Back to citation occurrence 2.5 Back to citation occurrence 2.6 Back to citation occurrence 2.7 两位主教安息主怀 [The two bishops rest in peace]. zhonglian.org (in Chinese). Zhonglian-China Catholic Communication. 10 September 1999. Retrieved 11 February 2023.