Bishop Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang]

Titular Bishop of Cyanae

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
22 Aug 1903		Born	Tsingtao
1926	22.4	Professed	Member of Society of the Divine Word
16 Mar 1930	26.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of the Divine Word
8 Jul 1941	37.9	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Sinyangchow, China
8 Jul 1941	37.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Eguga
8 Dec 1941	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Eguga
11 Apr 1946	42.6	Appointed	Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
13 Nov 1949	46.2	Resigned	Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
13 Nov 1949	46.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Cyanae
1 Nov 1982	79.2	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

a priest for 52.6 years
a bishop for 40.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †
Bishop Charles (Karl) Weber, S.V.D. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. † (1941)
Bishop Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. † (1937)
Bishop Augustin Henninghaus, S.V.D. † (1904)
Bishop Cesar Jean Schang, O.F.M. † (1894)
Bishop Benjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. † (1889)
Bishop Vincenzo Epiphane Carlassare, O.F.M. † (1884)
Bishop Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E. † (1874)
Bishop Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli, O.F.M. † (1861)
Bishop Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. † (1849)
Bishop Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. † (1847)
Bishop Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi † (1841)
Bishop Joachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. † (1817)
Bishop Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (1806)
Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (1783)
Archbishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. † (1773)
João Cosme Cardinal da Cunha (de Nossa Senhora da Porta), O.C.S.A. † (1746)
Tomás Cardinal de Almeida † (1707)
Nuno Cardinal da Cunha e Ataíde † (1706)
Bishop Álvaro de Abranches e Noronha † (1694)
Archbishop João de Sousa † (1684)
Veríssimo Cardinal de Lencastre †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Sylvester Philip Wang Tao-nan (Uamtaonan), O.F.M. †

Source(s):

b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1941, Number 66

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