Edgar Anton Häring

Edgar Anton Häring (simplified Chinese: 俞广仁; traditional Chinese: 俞廣仁; pinyin: Yú Guǎngrén; 11 May 1894 – 25 July 1971) was a German Catholic priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shuozhou from 1927 to 1971.[1]

Edgar Anton Häring
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shuozhou
ChurchCathedral of Our Lady, Shuozhou
ProvinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Shuozhou
Installed15 July 1927
Term ended25 July 1971
PredecessorNew title
SuccessorBonaventure Luo Juan
Orders
Ordination19 September 1920
Personal details
Born(1894-05-11)11 May 1894
Frittlingen, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Died25 July 1971(1971-07-25) (aged 77)
Ingolstadt, West Germany
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

Edgar Anton Häring was born in Frittlingen, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire, on 11 May 1894. He became a member of the Franciscans in 1913. He was ordained a priest on 19 September 1920. That same year, he was sent as a missionary to China. On 15 July 1927, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shuozhou by the Holy See.

After establishment of the Communist State in 1949, Edgar Anton Häring became, like all foreign missionaries, had to leave China after the Chinese Communist Party came to power.

Edgar Anton Häring died in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, West Germany, at the age of 77.

References
  1. "Bishop Edgar Anton Häring, O.F.M. †". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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