Aloysius Chen Guodi (simplified Chinese: 陈国砥; traditional Chinese: 陳國砥; pinyin: Chén Guódǐ; 7 November 1875 - 9 March 1930) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang from 1926 to 1930 until his death.[1]
Aloysius Chen Guodi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang | |
.jpg) Aloysius Chen Guodi in December 1926. | |
| Church | Cathedral in Fenyang |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang |
| Installed | 10 May 1926 |
| Term ended | 9 March 1930 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Francis Liu Jinwen |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 March 1903 |
| Consecration | 28 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1875 Changzhi, Shanxi, Qing Empire |
| Died | March 9, 1930 (aged 54) Fenyang, Shanxi, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography
editChen was born in Changzhi, Shanxi, Qing Empire on November 7, 1875. He entered the Franciscans in 1896 in a village named Dong'ergou (洞儿沟). He was ordained a priest on March 13, 1903. He then served as a missionary for nine years and then became secretary to two Italian bishops. In addition to teaching Latin and apologetics at the Taiyuan Priesthood Seminary, he led a Catholic middle school in the city. This was the only Catholic middle school in Shanxi at that time. He was appointed apostolic vicar by Fenyang on May 10, 1926, and was consecrated by Pope Pius XI on October 28, 1926. He was one of six Chinese bishops ordained over 200 years.[2] In May 1927 he went to Fenyang and died of lung disease there three years later.
References
edit- ^ Li Jingxi (李景玺) (18 June 2014). 从教会历史角度看中国天主教的本地化经历与成果 以及相关的经验与反思. catholicchurchinchina.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ 六位国籍主教在罗马受祝圣六十周年. radiovaticana.va (in Chinese). 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2019.