Lorenzo Bianchi (Chinese: 白英奇; 1 April 1899 – 13 February 1983) was born in Italy, at Corteno, near Brescia. Mons. Lorenzo Bianchi was ordained Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) on 23 September 1922 and arrived in Hong Kong on 13 September 1923.
In 1924, Bianchi worked in Sai Kung, New Territories; from 1925 to 1929 in Swa Bue, Hoi Fung District; from 1930 to 1941 (and for a 2nd time from 1948 to 1949) he was the director of Hoi Fung District. He was appointed as coadjutor bishop of Hong Kong on 21 April 1949 and was consecrated titular bishop of Choma on 9 October 1949 and returned to Hoi Fung. He succeeded his predecessor on 3 September 1951 and, after he was released from China, installed on 26 October 1952. He resigned on 30 November 1968 and was appointed the titular bishop of Sorres until 10 October 1976. He returned to Italy 19 April 1969 and there died on 13 February 1983.
lorenzo, bianchi, chinese, 白英奇, april, 1899, february, 1983, born, italy, corteno, near, brescia, mons, ordained, priest, pontifical, institute, foreign, missions, pime, september, 1922, arrived, hong, kong, september, 1923, excellency, most, reverendbishop, e. Lorenzo Bianchi Chinese 白英奇 1 April 1899 13 February 1983 was born in Italy at Corteno near Brescia Mons Lorenzo Bianchi was ordained Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions PIME on 23 September 1922 and arrived in Hong Kong on 13 September 1923 His Excellency The Most ReverendLorenzo BianchiBishop Emeritus of Hong KongDioceseHong KongInstalled26 October 1952Term ended30 November 1968PredecessorEnrico ValtortaSuccessorFrancis HsuOrdersOrdination23 September 1922Consecration9 October 1949by Enrico ValtortaPersonal detailsBorn 1899 04 01 1 April 1899Corteno ItalyDied13 February 1983 1983 02 13 aged 83 Brescia ItalyBuriedCemetery of Villa Grugana di Calco of the PIME Missionaries Italy 1983 2014 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception after 2014 1 NationalityItalianDenominationCatholicPrevious post s Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong 1949 1951 Titular Bishop of Choma 1949 1951 Titular Bishop of Sorres 1968 1976 MottoRespice StellamCoat of arms Styles of Lorenzo BianchiReference styleHis ExcellencyThe Right ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleMonsignorPosthumous stylenone In 1924 Bianchi worked in Sai Kung New Territories from 1925 to 1929 in Swa Bue Hoi Fung District from 1930 to 1941 and for a 2nd time from 1948 to 1949 he was the director of Hoi Fung District He was appointed as coadjutor bishop of Hong Kong on 21 April 1949 and was consecrated titular bishop of Choma on 9 October 1949 and returned to Hoi Fung He succeeded his predecessor on 3 September 1951 and after he was released from China installed on 26 October 1952 He resigned on 30 November 1968 and was appointed the titular bishop of Sorres until 10 October 1976 He returned to Italy 19 April 1969 and there died on 13 February 1983 The Caritas Bianchi College of Careers CBCC in Hong Kong is named after Bianchi See also editCatholic Diocese of Hong KongReferences edit Rev Lorenzo Bianchi 1899 1983 Find a Grave Find a Grave External links editOfficial Biography on the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong Catholic Church titles First Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong1949 1951 VacantTitle next held byJoseph Zen Preceded byEnrico Valtorta Bishop of Hong Kong1951 1968 Succeeded byFrancis Hsu First TITULAR Bishop of Choma1949 1951 Succeeded byLuigi Carlo Borromeo First TITULAR Bishop of Sorres1968 1976 Succeeded byFranz Josef Kuhnle Portals nbsp Catholicism nbsp Hong Kong nbsp This Chinese religion related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Italian Roman Catholic cleric is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Hong Kong biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lorenzo Bianchi amp oldid 1092822514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
