Peter Chen Bolu
Peter Chen Bolu (23 May 1914 – November 5, 2009) was the Chinese bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daming.[1]
Peter Chen Bolu | |
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian | |
| Province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian |
| Installed | May 19, 1987 |
| Term ended | 1999 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Cui Shouxun |
| Successor | John Han Dingxiang |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1944 by Joseph Cui Shouxun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1914 |
| Died | November 5, 2009 (aged 95) Wei County, Handan, Hebei |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Simplified Chinese | 陈柏庐 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳柏廬 | ||||||
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Biography
Chen was born in 1914. He was first ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1944.[1] He was imprisoned and sent to a hard labor camp during the Cultural Revolution.[1]
Chen was secretly ordained the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong by Bishop Francis Han Tingbi in 1986.[1]
He was openly installed and ordained as the Chinese bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Handan on May 29, 1988.[1] Unlike other bishops, Chen's appointment was supported both by the Vatican and the government of the People's Republic of China.[1] As bishop, Chen oversaw the construction of the Dazhong Hospital within the diocese, which opened in 1994.[1] He also built ten health care clinics throughout the diocese, which is located in northern China.[1]
He remained at that post until his retirement in 1999.[1]
Chen died on November 5, 2009, at the Dazhong Hospital (大众医院), which he built, at the age of 96.[2] At the time of his death, Chen was the oldest Catholic bishop in China.[1] His funeral was held on November 11, 2009, in church in the village of Qiancaozhuang, Yongnian District, Handan.[1]