Bishop Francis Xavier Chao Cheng-sheng, S.J. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
30 Nov 1894		Born	Kinhsien
26 Aug 1923	28.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of Jesus
2 Dec 1937	43.0	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China
2 Dec 1937	43.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Bisica
27 Mar 1938	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Bisica
11 Apr 1946	51.4	Appointed	Bishop of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China
1970	75.1	Died	Bishop of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China

a priest for 46.3 years
a bishop for 31.8 years