Thomas Niu Huiqing
Thomas Niu Huiqing (simplified Chinese: 牛会卿; traditional Chinese: 牛會卿; pinyin: Niú Huìqīng; 18 September 1895 - 28 February 1973) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing and Yanggu.
Thomas Niu Huiqing | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing | |
| Church | St Dominic's Cathedral |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing |
| Installed | 1948 |
| Term ended | 1973 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1923 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1895 |
| Died | February 28, 1973 (aged 77) Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
Niu was born in Xinhe County, Hebei, on September 18, 1895, during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). He was ordained a priest on September 30, 1923. On January 12, 1943, he was appointed Apostolic vicariate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu in Shandong, and ordained titular bishop on April 4 of that year. When Yanggu became diocese in 1946, he became its first ordained bishop. He left Yanggu during the Chinese Civil War and went to Funing in Fujian in 1948.[1] Later he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi in Taiwan in 1958. He died on February 28, 1973.[2]
References
- 中梵协议后的主教更迭最终尘埃落定. pacilution.com (in Chinese). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-ching". catholic-hierarchy.org/. 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2019.