Aloysius Chen Guodi (simplified Chinese: 陈国砥; traditional Chinese: 陳國砥; pinyin: Chén Guódǐ; 7 November 1875 - 9 March 1930) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang from 1926 to 1930 until his death.[1]

Aloysius Chen Guodi
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang
Aloysius Chen Guodi in December 1926.
ChurchCathedral in Fenyang
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang
Installed10 May 1926
Term ended9 March 1930
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorFrancis Liu Jinwen
Orders
Ordination13 March 1903
Consecration28 October 1926
by Pope Pius XI
Personal details
Born(1875-11-07)November 7, 1875
DiedMarch 9, 1930(1930-03-09) (aged 54)
Fenyang, Shanxi, Republic of China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

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Chen was born in Changzhi, Shanxi, Qing Empire on November 7, 1875. He entered the Franciscans in 1896 in a village named Dong'ergou (洞儿沟). He was ordained a priest on March 13, 1903. He then served as a missionary for nine years and then became secretary to two Italian bishops. In addition to teaching Latin and apologetics at the Taiyuan Priesthood Seminary, he led a Catholic middle school in the city. This was the only Catholic middle school in Shanxi at that time. He was appointed apostolic vicar by Fenyang on May 10, 1926, and was consecrated by Pope Pius XI on October 28, 1926. He was one of six Chinese bishops ordained over 200 years.[2] In May 1927 he went to Fenyang and died of lung disease there three years later.

References

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  1. ^ Li Jingxi (李景玺) (18 June 2014). 从教会历史角度看中国天主教的本地化经历与成果 以及相关的经验与反思. catholicchurchinchina.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ 六位国籍主教在罗马受祝圣六十周年. radiovaticana.va (in Chinese). 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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