Matthias Duan Yinming
| Matthias Duan Yinming | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Diocese of Wanxian | |
| Native name | 段荫明 |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Installed | 1949 |
| Term ended | 2001 |
| Predecessor | Francis Xavier Wang Zepu |
| Successor | Joseph Xu Zhixuan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1953 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1908 Dachuan District, Dazhou, Sichuan, Qing dynasty |
| Died | January 10, 2001 (aged 92) Beijing, China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Urban University |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 段蔭明 |
| Simplified Chinese | 段荫明 |
| Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Duàn Yīnmíng | |
Matthias Duan Yinming (simplified Chinese: 段荫明; traditional Chinese: 段蔭明; 22 February 1908 - 10 January 2001) was a Sichuanese Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Wanxian, western China.
Biography
Duan was born in Dachuan District, Dazhou, Sichuan, on February 22, 1908, to a Catholic family, during the late Qing dynasty. He went to study at Pontifical Urban University in Rome in 1935. He was ordained a priest in 1938.[1]
In 1944, he was appointed president of the Shiguang Catholic Church. On June 9, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed Duan as bishop of the Diocese of Wanxian. He was ordained bishop on October 18 of that same year.[1]
After the establishment of the Communist State, he successively served as director of the Sichuan Catholic Partnership, member of the China Catholic Partnership, vice-chairman of Sichuan Catholic Partnership.[1]
In 1998, Pope John Paul II invited Duan to attend the special session of bishops in Asia. He could not travel without a passport.[1]
He died on January 10, 2001.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Back to citation occurrence 1.4 善表流芳千秋垂范. chinacatholic.org (in Chinese). 2010-12-31.
External links
- Quotations related to Matthias Duan Yinming at Wikiquote
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