Philippus Zhao Huaiyi Explained

Type:Bishop
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua
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Term Start:10 May 1926
Term End:14 October 1927
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Predecessor:New position
Successor:Peter Cheng You-you
Philippus Zhao Huaiyi
Native Name:赵怀义
Native Name Lang:zh
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua
Province:Beijing
Ordained By:Pope Pius XI
Birth Date:4 October 1880
Birth Place:Beijing, Qing dynasty
Death Place:Beijing, China
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Nationality:Chinese
Religion:Roman Catholic
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Motto:Impendam et Superimpender
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P:Zhào Huáiyì

Philippus Zhao Huaiyi (; 4 October 1880 - 14 October 1927) was a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Beijing, China.

Biography

Zhao was born Zhao Bingyi in Beijing, on October 4, 1880. His father died in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. Zhao was educated at a Catholic church in Beijing. He was ordained a priest on February 27, 1904.[1]

On May 10, 1926, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua by the Pope Pius XI. He became one of six watched Chinese who were ordained by Pope Pius XI later that year. On October 28, 1926, he and five other Chinese priests (Odoric Cheng Hede, Simon Zhu Kaimin, Hu Ruoshan, Melchior Sun Dezhen, and Chen Guodi) were ordained bishops by Pope Pius XI in Rome. Then they had traveled to France, Belgium and other countries.

He died in Beijing, on October 14, 1927.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/suan0.htm#10130. Philippus Zhao Huaiyi . zh:赵怀义 . gcatholic.org . 2018 . zh.