Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan
Taiwanese prelate
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Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (Chinese: 葉勝男; pinyin: Yè Shèngnán; born 26 June 1941) is a Taiwanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Holy See.[1][2]
Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan 葉勝男 | |
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| Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Algeria and Tunisia Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna | |
Bishop Yeh Sheng-nan during the installing of bishop Maroun Lahham in Tunis on 30 October 2005 | |
| Appointed | 22 April 2004 |
| Retired | 2015 |
| Predecessor | Augustine Kasujja |
| Successor | Luciano Russo |
| Other post | Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 March 1971 |
| Consecration | 20 December 1998 by Edward Idris Cassidy, Stanislaus Lo Kuang and Carlo Maria Viganò |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan 26 June 1941 |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Styles of Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan 葉勝男 | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Biography
Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan was born on 26 June 1941, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and was ordained priest on 27 March 1971, for the Diocese of Tainan. He holds a laurea degree in philosophy.
Diplomatic career
In 1972, he was admitted to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy to study diplomacy.[3]
Yeh entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 8 March 1976, and served in the Pontifical diplomatic missions in Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Algeria, Iraq, Australia, Senegal and Great Britain. He was promoted to the counselor of nunciature on 8 March 1989.
On 10 November 1998, he was elected Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna, and at the same time named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.[4] His episcopal consecration took place on 20 December 1998; Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy was the principal consecrator, with archbishops Stanislaus Lo Kuang and Carlo Maria Viganò, as principal co-consecrators.
On 22 April 2004, Yeh was named Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Tunisia.[5] He retired in 2015 and was succeeded in Algeria and Tunisia by Luciano Russo in 2016.[6]
Gallery
Bishop Yeh Sheng-nan in 2015
