Lorenzo Bianchi

Lorenzo Bianchi (Chinese: 白英奇; 1 April 1899 – 13 February 1983) was born in Italy, at Corteno, near Brescia. Mons. Lorenzo Bianchi was ordained Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) on 23 September 1922 and arrived in Hong Kong on 13 September 1923.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Lorenzo Bianchi
Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong
Diocese	Hong Kong
Installed	26 October 1952
Term ended	30 November 1968
Predecessor	Enrico Valtorta
Successor	Francis Hsu
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (1949–1951) Titular Bishop of Choma (1949–1951) Titular Bishop of Sorres (1968–1976)
Orders
Ordination	23 September 1922
Consecration	9 October 1949 by Enrico Valtorta
Personal details
Born	(1899-04-01)1 April 1899 Corteno, Italy
Died	13 February 1983(1983-02-13) (aged 83) Brescia, Italy
Buried	Cemetery of Villa Grugana di Calco of the PIME Missionaries, Italy 1983-2014 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (after 2014)
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Motto	Respice Stellam
Coat of arms

Styles of Lorenzo Bianchi
Reference style	His Excellency The Right Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

In 1924, Bianchi worked in Sai Kung, New Territories; from 1925 to 1929 in Swa Bue, Hoi Fung District; from 1930 to 1941 (and for a 2nd time from 1948 to 1949) he was the director of Hoi Fung District. He was appointed as coadjutor bishop of Hong Kong on 21 April 1949 and was consecrated titular bishop of Choma on 9 October 1949 and returned to Hoi Fung. He succeeded his predecessor on 3 September 1951 and, after he was released from China, installed on 26 October 1952. He resigned on 30 November 1968 and was appointed the titular bishop of Sorres until 10 October 1976. He returned to Italy 19 April 1969 and there died on 13 February 1983.

The Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (CBCC) in Hong Kong is named after Bianchi.

See also

• Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

External links

• Official Biography on the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong