Joseph Hou Guoyong or Guoyang (1922 – before 2022) was a Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chongqing since 1989.
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Bishop Hou Guoyong was born in 1922. Is little known regarding his personal details, but he was ordained as a priest in 1951. He was clandestinely consecrated as bishop by clandestine bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding on 8 October 1989 in Baoding for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chongqing.[1][2][3]
In 2022, Catholic Hierarchy updated his profile to clarify that he is deceased, though a precise date or year is not known.[1]
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- ^ a b "Bishop Joseph Hou Guoyong (Guoyang)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Hou Guoyang (Guoyong), Joseph". Catholic Hierarchy in China since 1307. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Hou Guoyong". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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