Luigi Calza also known as Luigi Calza (Calzi) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, member of the Xaverian Missionary Fathers, who served as Prefect and Vicar Apostolic in China from 1906 to 1944.[1][2][3] He is considered the first Xaverian bishop appointed in China.[4]
Most Reverend Luigi Calza, S.X. | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Zhengzhou Titular Bishop of Termessus | |
| Appointed | 23 June 1906 |
| Term ended | 27 October 1944 |
| Successor | Bishop Faustino M. Tissot, S.X. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 May 1902 by Bishop Francesco Magani |
| Consecration | 12 April 1912 by Guido Maria Conforti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1879 |
| Died | 27 October 1944 (aged 65) Zhengzhou, China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Early life
editPriesthood
editLuigi became a professed member of the Xaverian Missionary Fathers in year 1897 and was ordained a priest on 24 May 1902[2][3] by Bishop Francesco Magani.[1]
Episcopate
editLuigi was appointed Prefect of the Prefecture Apostolic of Western Honan {Ho-Nan Occidentale} nowadays Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengzhou on 23 June 1906. He was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Prefecture Apostolic of Western Honan {Ho-Nan Occidentale} and Titular Bishop of Termessus (Titular See) on 18 September 1911 and consecrated a bishop by St. Guido Maria Conforti on 12 April 1912. [1][2][3] During the famine of 1911 to 1913, he opened orphanages for the orphans and set up many schools, training centres and hospitals in Zhengzhou.[5]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Luigi Calza (Calzi) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ a b c d "Diocese of Zhengzhou 鄭州, China". GCatholic. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ a b c d "C | Bishops in China". www.bishops-in-china.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "From China to the World". Xaverian Missionaries in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "ITALY-CHINA: Zhengzhou celbrates the 100th anniversary of the Don Luigi Calza hospital – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale". www.esteri.it. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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