Joseph Zong Huaide (Shaanxi)

Joseph Zong Huaide (Chinese: 宗怀德; 5 March 1920 – 5 January 2021) was a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Shaanxi, China.[1][2]

This article is about a Chinese clandestine Catholic bishop. For Chinese "patriotic" Catholic bishop, see Joseph Zong Huaide (Shandong).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zong.

Joseph Zong Huaide
Native name
宗怀德
ProvinceShaanxi
Orders
Ordination1985
Personal details
Born(1920-03-05)5 March 1920
Sanyuan County, Shaanxi, China
Died5 January 2021(2021-01-05) (aged 100)
Sanyuan County, Shaanxi, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese宗懷德
Simplified Chinese宗怀德

Biography

Zong was born in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi in March 1920.[3] From 1935 to 1948 he studied at a Catholic church which is named "Jintongfang Little Catholic Church" (Chinese: 进通远坊小修院). He was ordained as priest on 5 June 1949. After the founding of the Communist State, the Roman Catholic was persecuted by the Communist government. He worked at home between 1961 and 1965. On 23 October 1985, he was approved by Pope John Paul II to be the Bishop of Sanyuan Diocese. On 9 August 1987, he was secretly consecrated bishop by Bishop of Tongyuan Roman Catholic Church Li Jingfeng (Chinese: 李镜峰). Some years later, he was recognized as bishop by the Chinese civil authorities.[4] On 23 December 1997, he went to Rome and was received by Pope John Paul II. He died in Sanyuan in January 2021 at the age of 100.[5]

References
  1. 陕西：三原教区通远堂区隆重庆祝若瑟瞻礼暨98岁宗怀德主教主保. xiaozhushou.org (in Chinese). 20 March 2018.
  2. 陕西：三原教区宗怀德主教本名主保若瑟瞻礼暨九十华诞. chinacatholic.org (in Chinese). 21 March 2011.
  3. 陕西：三原教区宗怀德主教安息主怀. www.xiaozhushou.org (in Chinese). 6 January 2021.
  4. "Bishop Joseph Zong Huaide died at the age of 100: he devoted himself to prayer and charitable works". Fides.org. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021.
  5. GCatholic.org.-Diocese of Sanyuan
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