Anthony Tu Shihua Explained

Anthony Tu Shihua (; November 22, 1919  - January 4, 2017) was a bishop of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.

Biography

Ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1944, Tu Shihua was ordained a Roman Catholic bishop without papal mandate in 1959 for the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association and served as the illegitimate bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanyang.[1]

A few months before his death, Bishop Shihua asked to be readmitted into full communion with the Pope, who welcomed him with the title of Bishop Emeritus of Puli. [2]

Shihua died in Beijing, China on January 4, 2017, aged 98.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Illegitimate-Bishop-Tu-Shihua,-ordained-in-1959,-has-died-aged-98,-39590.html Bishop Anthony Tu Shihua-obituary
  2. Web site: Pastoral duties of the Chinese bishops received in communion by the Pope - Vatican News. 2 February 2019.
  3. Web site: CHINA Illegitimate Bishop Tu Shihua, ordained in 1959, has died aged 98. Li. Elizabeth. January 5, 2017. AsiaNews.it. 2017-01-07.

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