Lorenzo Maria Balconi
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Lorenzo Maria Balconi | |
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Vicar Apostolic of Hanzhong | |
Appointed | 28 February 1928 |
Term ended | March 1934 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 22 December 1900 by Andrea Carlo Ferrari |
Consecration | 17 May 1928 by |
Personal details | |
Born | Milan, Kingdom of Italy | 4 August 1878
Died | 10 April 1969 Milan, Italy | (aged 90)
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Lorenzo Maria Balconi (4 August 1878 – 10 April 1969) was an Italian archbishop of the Catholic Church, missionary, and writer.
Early life[]
Lorenzo Maria Balconi was born on 4 August 1878 in Milan. He entered the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in Milan at the age of 20, and two years later, on 22 December 1900, was ordained a priest by Cardinal Andrea Carlo Ferrari, the Archbishop of Milan.[1]
In 1901, at the age of 23, he left for China, beginning a mission in Nanyang, Henan. On his return to Italy, he brought several historical artifacts, such as gold coins from Imperial China, which were housed in the PIME museum in Milan.[1]
Episcopate[]
On 18 February 1928, Pope Pius XI appointed Balconi the Vicar Apostolic of Hanzhong and the Titular Bishop of Mylasa.[2] On 17 May, he was ordained to the episcopacy by Bishop . In March 1934, he resigned the office of vicar apostolic, and assumed in a ceremony in Hong Kong the position of Superior General of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, being appointed by Pius XI.[1]
On 3 August 1939, Pope Pius XII appointed him Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia.[3] He returned to Italy to direct PIME, and assumed the responsibility of founding the . In his later years, he followed the activities of the order, and died in Milan on 10 April 1969.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Bishop Lorenzo Maria Balconi". Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XX. 1928. pp. 77, 110, 411.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXXI. 1939. pp. 371, 692.
External links[]
- "Archbishop Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. [self-published]
- 1878 births
- 1969 deaths
- Clergy from Milan
- Italian Roman Catholic missionaries
- 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops
- Rectors of the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide