John Baptist Wu
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John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung (Chinese: 胡振中; Cantonese Yale: Wu Cheng-chung; 26 March 1925 – 23 September 2002) was the fifth Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong and the first cardinal from that diocese. He was a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
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Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong | |
Diocese | Hong Kong |
Appointed | 5 April 1975 |
Installed | 25 July 1975 |
Term ended | 23 September 2002 |
Predecessor | Peter Lei |
Successor | Joseph Zen |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano (1988–2002) |
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Ordination | 6 July 1952 |
Consecration | 25 July 1975 by Agnelo Rossi |
Created cardinal | 29 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
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Born | 26 May 1925 |
Died | 23 September 2002(2002-09-23) (aged 77) Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong |
Buried | St. Michael's Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong (until 2022)[1] Chapel of St. Anthony, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong (from 2022) |
Nationality | Chinese |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Hong Kong |
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