John Chen Shi-zhong
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John Chen Shi-zhong (Chinese: 陳適中; pinyin: Chén Shìzhōng; Wade–Giles: Chʻen Shih-chung; 26 December 1917[2] – 16 December 2012 in Yibin, Sichuan, China)[3] was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Suifu (Yibin), western China.
John Chen Shi-zhong | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Suifu (Yibin) | |
| Native name | 陳適中 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Suifu (Yibin) |
| In office | 14 June 1985 – 16 December 2012 |
| Predecessor | Wang Ju-guang |
| Successor | Peter Luo Xuegang |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 1943 |
| Consecration | 14 June 1985 by Matthias Duan Yinming[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1917 |
| Died | 16 December 2012 (aged 94) Yibin, Sichuan, China |
Born in 1917 to a Chinese Catholic family and raised in Yibin, Bishop Chen was ordained to the priesthood in 1947.[4]
Chen was imprisoned twice, first time during the 1950s and again during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. He was rehabilitated in 1981 and was named bishop in 1985.[3] He was recognized by the Holy See and the People's Republic of China as bishop.[3] In 1988 to 1989 he was briefly rector of the regional seminary in Szechwan, before returning to his diocese in Yibin, due to ill health.[4] In 2011, Peter Luo Xuegang was consecrated as coadjutor bishop of Yibin (Suifu) to assist Shizhong.[5][6]
