Benedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
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)
ChurchCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
Installed1981
Term ended1994
PredecessorPaul Li Dehua
SuccessorSylvester Li Jian-tang
Orders
Ordination1937
Personal details
Born(1911-10-23)23 October 1911
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Died10 September 1999(1999-09-10) (aged 87)
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materFu 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. ^ Cheney, David. "Bishop Benedict Bonaventura Zhangxin". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Paul Li Dehua
 Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
1981–1994 		Succeeded by
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