Chinese Roman Catholic bishop
Thomas Chen Tianhao is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao, China.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Early life
Chen was born in Pingdu, Shandong, China in 1962.[1][3][4][5]
Priesthood
On 17 December 1989, Chen, was ordained as a priest.[3][5] He completed his studies from the Holy Spirit seminary in Shandong.[4][1]
Episcopate
Chen was selected to be the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao on 19 November 2019 and ordained a bishop on 23 November 2020 at St. Michael's Cathedral in Qingdao by John Fang Xingyao.[5][3][1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bishop of Qingdao Diocese Thomas Tianhao Chen | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association announces ordination of new bishop". Catholic News in Asia | LiCAS.news | Licas News. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ a b c d "Diocese of Qingdao 青島, China". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ a b c d "Vatican says bishop ordained in China is in communion with pope". National Catholic Reporter. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Thomas Chen Tianhao [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ AsiaNews.it. "Msgr Thomas Chen Tianhao is the new bishop of Qingdao". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
