Thomas Zhao Duomo or Kexun (Chinese: 趙克勛; 1924–2018) was a Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua from 2007 until his death in 2018.
Biography
editBishop Zhao Duomo was born in 1924. Is little known regarding his personal details, but he was ordained as a priest in 1951. He was clandestinely consecrated as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua by clandestine bishop Joseph Wei Jingyi from the Apostolic Prefecture of Qiqihar on 17 February 2004 in northwestern Hebei Province. And from 13 July 2007 he become the diocesan bishop of the same diocese.[1][2][3]
After a raid by communist authorities in 2007, Bishop Zhao hid in a secret location to avoid further persecutions. He died there in 2018.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Bishop Thomas Zhao Duomo (Zhao Kexun)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Zhao Duomo (Zhao Kexun), Thomas". Catholic Hierarchy in China since 1307. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Bishop Thomas Zhao Duomo". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Communist China: Another Crackdown on the Underground Catholic Church". gaudiumpress.ca. Retrieved 26 January 2024.