Peter Lin Jiashan Explained

Type:Archbishop
Coat Of Arms:File:Coat of arms of Peter Lin Jia Shan.svg
Previous Post:Coadjutor Bishop of Fuzhou (1997–2010)
Nationality:Chinese
Birth Date:2 September 1934
Consecrated By:John Yang Shudao
Consecration:7 August 1987
Ordination:11 May 1981
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Successor:Vacant
Predecessor:John Shu-dao Yang
Term Start:9 June 2020
Appointed:9 June 2020
Term End:14 April 2023
See:Fuzhou
Archdiocese:Fuzhou
Archbishop of Fuzhou
Peter Lin Jiashan
Religion:Roman Catholic

Peter Lin Jiashan (Chinese: 林家善,[1] 2 September 1934 – 14 April 2023) was the third China-recognized Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou, China.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Early life

Lin was born on 2 September 1934.

Priesthood

Lin was ordained a priest on 11 May 1981.

Episcopate

Peter was consecrated a bishop on 13 July 1997 by Archbishop John Yang Shudao and was appointed coadjutor bishop of Archdiocese of Fuzhou. On 28 August 2010 he succeeded as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou but never appointed or recognized by the government. He was recognized as a bishop in 2016 by the Holy See, but not by the Chinese government. He had been part of the underground Church because of which in the 1980s he had been sentenced to ten years of forced labor. Finally, because of the Sino-Vatican provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops he was approved and appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou in a state-sanctioned ceremony at Holy Rosary Church in Fuzhou on 9 June 2020.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 福建省、福州市统战宗教部门负责人看望天主教福州教区主教. 15 February 2022. zh.
  2. Web site: Bishop Peter Lin Jiashan Archives. 29 June 2021. The Catholic Universe. en-US.
  3. Web site: Archbishop of Fuzhou Archdiocese Peter Jiashan Lin UCA News. 29 June 2021. www.ucanews.com.
  4. Web site: Archbishop Peter Lin Jiashan [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. 29 June 2021. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  5. Web site: 11 June 2020. Chinese bishop, 83, becomes third installed in state ceremony. 29 June 2021. Crux. en-CA.
  6. Web site: 19 June 2020. Third Catholic bishop installed in state ceremony China Sunday Examiner 19 June 2020. 29 June 2021. en-GB.
  7. Web site: Third China-recognized Catholic bishop installed. 29 June 2021. Herald Malaysia Online.
  8. Web site: Apostolic Prefecture of Jian'ou 建甌, China. 29 June 2021. GCatholic.
  9. Web site: AsiaNews.it. Msgr. Peter Lin Jiashan is the (official) archbishop of Fuzhou. 29 June 2021. www.asianews.it.
  10. Web site: 10 June 2020. Chinese bishop, 83, becomes third installed in state ceremony. 29 June 2021. Catholic Herald. en-GB.
  11. Web site: 11 June 2020. Chinese bishop, 83, becomes third installed in state ceremony. 29 June 2021. America Magazine. en.