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Joseph Fan Zhongliang
Chinese Roman Catholic bishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Fan Zhongliang S.J. (Chinese: 范忠良; pinyin: Fàn Zhōngliáng; 18 December 1918 – 16 March 2014), also known as Josephus Vei Zong Leong, was a Chinese Roman Catholic bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai in China.[1]
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Fan Zhongliang | |
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Bishop of Shanghai | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Shanghai |
See | St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Dong Jia Du |
Installed | 12 March 2000 |
Term ended | 16 March 2014 |
Predecessor | Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei |
Successor | Thaddeus Ma Daqin (Holy See) Sede vacante (CPCA) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1951 by Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei |
Consecration | 27 February 1985 (clandestinely) by Matthias Lu Zhen-sheng |
Personal details | |
Born | (1918-12-18)18 December 1918 Shanghai, China |
Died | 16 March 2014(2014-03-16) (aged 95) Shanghai, China |
Motto | Ut Omnes Unum Sint |
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