Peter Chen Bolu
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Peter Chen Bolu | |
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| Bishop of the John Han Dingxiang | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1944 by Joseph Cui Shouxun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1914 |
| Died | November 5, 2009 (aged 95) Wei County, Handan, Hebei |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Peter Chen Bolu | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Bólú |
Peter Chen Bolu (23 May 1914 – November 5, 2009) was the Chinese bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daming.[1]
Biography
Chen was born in 1914. He was first
Roman Catholic priest in 1944.[1] He was imprisoned and sent to a hard labor camp during the Cultural Revolution.[1]
Chen was secretly ordained the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong by Bishop Francis Han Tingbi in 1986.[1]
He was openly installed and ordained as the Chinese bishop of the
northern China.[1]
He remained at that post until his retirement in 1999.[1]
Chen died on November 5, 2009, at the Dazhong Hospital (大众医院), which he built, at the age of 96.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "CHINA Country's oldest bishop dies in hospital he built". Union of Catholic Asian News. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Bishop Peter Chen Bolu dies at 97: Diocese of Yongnian/Handan doubled in Catholics, thanks to his zealous labor