China

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
10 Feb 1997	86.4	Died	Francis Wang Xue-ming (Hsueh-ming) †	Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan]
24 Jan 1998	94.6	Died	Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Changzhi [Luan]
13 Feb 1998	96.3	Died	René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Yibin [Suifu]
20 Jul 1999	55.9	Appointed	Thierry Romain Camille Jordan	Archbishop of Reims, France
12 Mar 2000	98.6	Died	Ignatius Kung Pin-mei †	Cardinal, Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai]
1 Oct 2000	249.8	Canonized	St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan)
	158.0	Canonized	St. Antonio Fantosati, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}
	161.0	Canonized	St. Francesco Antonio Domenico Fogolla, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}
	166.8	Canonized	St. Grégoire Grassi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}
	320.1	Canonized	St. Pedro Sanz, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien
	127.3	Canonized	St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan]
10 Jan 2001	92.9	Died	Matthias Duan In-min (Tuan In-Min) †	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien]
23 Jan 2001	55.0	Appointed	José Lai Hung-seng	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau	Bishop
3 Mar 2001	76.7	Retired	Edward Idris Cassidy	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
2 Jun 2001	55.4	Ordained Bishop	José Lai Hung-seng	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau	Bishop
23 Jan 2002	60.7	Appointed	José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. †	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26 Feb 2002	77.6	Appointed	Edward Idris Cassidy	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
27 Apr 2002	60.9	Ordained Bishop	José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. †	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
23 Sep 2002	77.5	Died	John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung †	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
23 Sep 2002	70.7	Succeeded	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
20 Oct 2002	70.8	Installed	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec 2002	68.8	Appointed	Ignatius Chung Wang	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec 2002	68.8	Appointed	Ignatius Chung Wang	Titular Bishop of Sitipa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
30 Jan 2003	68.9	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius Chung Wang	Titular Bishop of Sitipa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
30 Jun 2003	57.5	Succeeded	José Lai Hung-seng	Bishop of Macau
30 Jun 2003	75.2	Retired	Domingos Lam Ka Tseung †	Bishop of Macau	Bishop Emeritus
2004		Died	Paul Tch’ang †	Apostolic Administrator of Siping [Szepingkai]
21 Jun 2004	86.8	Died	Luigi Accogli †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria
15 Oct 2005	90.9	Died	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
13 Nov 2005	91.1	Died	Joseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
24 Mar 2006	74.2	Appointed	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
24 Mar 2006	74.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
31 May 2006	74.4	Installed	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
30 Jan 2008	68.5	Appointed	John Tong Hon	Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]	Cardinal, Bishop
4 Mar 2009	67.8	Resigned	José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. †	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
15 Apr 2009	69.7	Succeeded	John Tong Hon	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
15 Apr 2009	77.3	Retired	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
16 May 2009	75.2	Retired	Ignatius Chung Wang	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Jul 2009	81.3	Died	Domingos Lam Ka Tseung †	Bishop Emeritus of Macau
18 Feb 2012	72.5	Appointed	John Tong Hon	Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
18 Feb 2012	72.5	Elevated to Cardinal	John Tong Hon	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
22 Apr 2012	72.7	Installed	John Tong Hon	Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang]
15 Nov 2012	71.5	Died	José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil