Evarist Zhang Zhiliang Explained

Type:Bishop
Vicar Apostolic of Jining
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Term Start:February 2, 1929
Term End:May 26, 1932
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Predecessor:New title
Successor:Joseph Fan Heng'an
Evarist Zhang Zhiliang
Church:Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia
Province:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Jining
Ordination:December 28, 1917
Birth Date:15 March 1887
Birth Place:Qing China
Death Place:Ulanqab, Republic of China
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Religion:Roman Catholic
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Evarist Zhang Zhiliang (; March 15, 1887 – May 26, 1932) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Vicar Apostolic of Jining between 1929 and 1932.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Evarist Zhang Zhiliang was born on March 15, 1887. He was ordained a priest on December 28, 1917. On February 2, 1929, Pope Pius XI appointed him Vicar Apostolic of Jining.[4] On April 14 of that year he was consecrated in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, by Willem Marinus van Rossum.[5]

On May 26, 1932, he died in Jining, aged 45.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dioceses in China H-L . . Bishops in China . 2024-01-10 .
  2. https://www.fides.org/en/news/73228-ASIA_CHINA_When_the_Union_of_Chinese_students_of_the_Pontifical_Urbaniana_University_paid_tribute_to_Celso_Costantini_the_first_Apostolic_Delegate_in_China Fides website, When the "Union of Chinese students" of the Pontifical Urbaniana University paid tribute to Celso Costantini, the first Apostolic Delegate in China, book review article by Martha Zhao Beijing dated December 19, 2022
  3. News: Bishop Evarist Zhang (Chang) Zhiliang † . 15 November 2021 . catholic-hierarchy.org . 2021.
  4. Web site: Diocese of Jining: Bishop Anthony Shun Yao. . UCA News . 2024-01-10 .
  5. Web site: Bishops: Z . . Bishops in China . 2024-01-10 .