Thomas Niu Huiqing Explained

Type:Bishop
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing
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Term Start:1948
Term End:1973
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Thomas Niu Huiqing
Church:St Dominic's Cathedral
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing
Ordination:1923
Birth Date:18 September 1895
Birth Place:Xinhe County, Hebei, Qing Empire
Death Place:Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Nationality:Chinese
Religion:Roman Catholic
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Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Thomas Niu Hui Qing.svg

Thomas Niu Huiqing (; 18 September 1895 - 28 February 1973) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing and Yanggu.

Biography

Niu was born in Xinhe County, Hebei, on September 18, 1895, during the late Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911). He was ordained a priest on September 30, 1923. On January 12, 1943, he was appointed Apostolic vicariate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu in Shandong, and ordained titular bishop on April 4 of that year. When Yanggu became diocese in 1946, he became its first ordained bishop. He left Yanggu during the Chinese Civil War and went to Funing in Fujian in 1948.[1] Later he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi in Taiwan in 1958. He died on February 28, 1973.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.pacilution.com/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=9236 . zh:中梵协议后的主教更迭最终尘埃落定 . pacilution.com . 20 December 2018 . 13 November 2019 . zh.
  2. News: Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-ching . 13 November 2019 . catholic-hierarchy.org/ . 2005.