Odoric Cheng Hede
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Odoric Cheng Hede | |||
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Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi | |||
Native name | 成和德 | ||
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi | ||
Province | |||
Installed | March 21, 1924 | ||
Term ended | November 13, 1928 | ||
Predecessor | New position | ||
Successor | Joseph Zhang Jing-xiu | ||
Orders | |||
Ordination | 28 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI | ||
Personal details | |||
Born | Laohekou, Hubei, Qing dynasty | July 22, 1873||
Died | November 14, 1928 Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China | (aged 55)||
Nationality | Chinese | ||
Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||
Chinese name | |||
Chinese | 成和德 | ||
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Cheng Hede (Chinese: 成和德; 22 July 1873 - 14 November 1928) was a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of , China.[1]
Biography[]
Cheng was born in Laohekou, Hubei, on July 22, 1873. Cheng primarily studied at Chayuangou Catholic Church (Chinese: 茶园沟修道院). In 1883 he went to study in Italy.
In January 1903 he returned to China and that same year became vice president of Chayuangou Catholic Church, where he worked there for 14 years. He wrote piety books and historical works, translated Saint Francis of Assisi's rule from Italian to Chinese, and wrote an Italian grammar book intended for Chinese readers.
On March 2, 192, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi by the Pope Pius XI. On May 15, he attended the National Catholic Bishop Conference in Shanghai.
On October 28, 1926, he and five other Chinese priests (Philippus Zhao Huaiyi, Simon Zhu Kaimin, Hu Ruoshan, Melchior Sun De-zhen, and Chen Guodi) were ordained bishops by Pope Pius XI in Rome. Then they had traveled to France, Belgium and other countries.
Cheng returned to China in 1927. He died in Hengyang, Hunan, on November 13, 1928. He was buried in Puqi.
References[]
- ^ 关于刚恒毅与中国天主教的本地化. douban (in Chinese). 2009-09-12.
- 1873 births
- 1928 deaths
- People from Xiangyang
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in China