A Hakka, Wu was born in the village of Ho Hau, Wu-hua (Province of Guangdong, Diocese of Kai-ying). Baptized in the village's parish church, he received his primary education there. He joined the diocesan minor seminary of Ka-ying for his secondary education in 1940 and was ordained in 1952.[2]
He was appointed the fifth Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese by Pope Paul VI as successor to Bishop Peter Lei Wang-kei who had died on 23 July 1974. He arrived in Hong Kong and on 25 July was consecrated and installed as Bishop of the Hong Kong in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 1975.
After due preparation, he initiated a Diocesan Renewal Movement for priests, laity and religious. On 25 March 1985, he led a five-member delegation on a seven-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai, at the invitation of the National Bureau of Religious Affairs under the State Council of China. He was the first bishop of Hong Kong to visit the mainland China. Later on 21 January 1986, he led a seven-member delegation on a ten-day visit to Guangzhou and the eastern part of his home Province, Guangdong, at the invitation of the Bureau of Religious Affairs of that Province. This visit marked the first reunion with his 85-year-old mother, after a separation of 40 years.
After the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, on 11 July 1989, he wrote a letter to all the bishops in the world, requesting them to appeal for justice, order and democracy in China.[3]
On 1 September 1991, Wu issued a pastoral letter that exhorting the faithful to give full support to the direct elections to the Legislative Council – the first time in the history of Hong Kong – on 15 September.[2] In 1999, he convoked the "Diocesan Synod" to meet the pastoral needs of the Third Millennium.
^Su, Xinqi (11 January 2019). "Top officials join Hong Kong Catholics in packed cathedral for Bishop Michael Yeung's funeral mass". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ abLeung, Beatrice; Chan, Shunning (2003). Changing Church and State Relations in Hong Kong, 1950-2000. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
^Wu, John (October 1989). "March into the Bright Decade: Pastoral Exhortation of Cardinal John B. Wu on the Pastoral Commitment of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong". Catholic Information Service.
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1952Consecration25 July 1975by Agnelo RossiCreated cardinal29 June 1988by Pope John Paul IIPersonal detailsBorn26 May 1925Wuhua Meizhou Guangdong ChinaDied23 September 2002 2002 09 23 aged 77 Queen Mary Hospital Pok Fu Lam Hong KongBuriedSt Michael s Cemetery Happy Valley Hong Kong until 2022 1 Chapel of St Anthony Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Hong Kong from 2022 NationalityChineseCoat of armsOrdination history of John Baptist WuHistoryPriestly ordinationDate6 July 1952PlaceCathedral of the Immaculate Conception British Hong KongEpiscopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorAgnelo Rossi Pref Sacr Cong Prop Fide Co consecratorsPetrus Tou Pao zin Hsinchu Frederick Anthony Donaghy Wuzhou Date25 July 1975PlaceCathedral of the Immaculate Conception British Hong KongCardinalateElevated byPope John Paul IIDate28 June 1988Episcopal successionBishops consecrated by John Baptist Wu as principal consecratorArquiminio Rodrigues da Costa25 March 1976Joseph Zen9 December 1996John Tong Hon9 December 1996Styles of John Baptist Wu Cheng chungReference styleHis EminenceSpoken styleYour EminenceInformal styleCardinalSeeHong KongJohn Baptist WuTraditional Chinese胡振中Simplified Chinese胡振中TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHu ZhenzhōngHakkaRomanizationFu Ziin ZungYue CantoneseYale RomanizationWu Cheng chung Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editA Hakka Wu was born in the village of Ho Hau Wu hua Province of Guangdong Diocese of Kai ying Baptized in the village s parish church he received his primary education there He joined the diocesan minor seminary of Ka ying for his secondary education in 1940 and was ordained in 1952 2 He was appointed the fifth Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese by Pope Paul VI as successor to Bishop Peter Lei Wang kei who had died on 23 July 1974 He arrived in Hong Kong and on 25 July was consecrated and installed as Bishop of the Hong Kong in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 1975 After due preparation he initiated a Diocesan Renewal Movement for priests laity and religious On 25 March 1985 he led a five member delegation on a seven day visit to Beijing and Shanghai at the invitation of the National Bureau of Religious Affairs under the State Council of China He was the first bishop of Hong Kong to visit the mainland China Later on 21 January 1986 he led a seven member delegation on a ten day visit to Guangzhou and the eastern part of his home Province Guangdong at the invitation of the Bureau of Religious Affairs of that Province This visit marked the first reunion with his 85 year old mother after a separation of 40 years He was named a member of the Sacred College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II on 29 May 1988 After the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 on 11 July 1989 he wrote a letter to all the bishops in the world requesting them to appeal for justice order and democracy in China 3 On 1 September 1991 Wu issued a pastoral letter that exhorting the faithful to give full support to the direct elections to the Legislative Council the first time in the history of Hong Kong on 15 September 2 In 1999 he convoked the Diocesan Synod to meet the pastoral needs of the Third Millennium He died of cancer and diabetes on 23 September 2002 at Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong aged 77 He was buried in St Michael s Catholic Cemetery Happy Valley In September 2022 twenty years after his death Wu s remains were exhumed and re interred in the Crypt of The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception See also editRoman Catholic Diocese of Hong KongReferences edit Su Xinqi 11 January 2019 Top officials join Hong Kong Catholics in packed cathedral for Bishop Michael Yeung s funeral mass South China Morning Post Retrieved 16 January 2019 a b Leung Beatrice Chan Shunning 2003 Changing Church and State Relations in Hong Kong 1950 2000 Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press Wu John October 1989 March into the Bright Decade Pastoral Exhortation of Cardinal John B Wu on the 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