In 1944, he was appointed president of the Shiguang Catholic Church. On June 9, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed Duan as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian. He was ordained bishop on October 18 of that same year.[1]
After the establishment of the Communist State, he successively served as director of the Sichuan Catholic Partnership, member of the China Catholic Partnership, vice-chairman of Sichuan Catholic Partnership.[1]
In 1998, Pope John Paul II invited Duan to attend the special session of bishops in Asia. He could not travel without a passport.[1]
matthias, duan, yinming, simplified, chinese, 段荫明, traditional, chinese, 段蔭明, february, 1908, january, 2001, sichuanese, roman, catholic, bishop, diocese, wanxian, china, bishop, roman, catholic, diocese, wanxiannative, name段荫明provincesichuaninstalled1949term,. Matthias Duan Yinming simplified Chinese 段荫明 traditional Chinese 段蔭明 22 February 1908 10 January 2001 was a Sichuanese Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Wanxian China Matthias Duan YinmingBishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of WanxianNative name段荫明ProvinceSichuanInstalled1949Term ended2001PredecessorFrancis Xavier Wang ZepuSuccessorJoseph Xu ZhixuanOrdersOrdination1953Personal detailsBorn 1908 02 22 February 22 1908Dachuan District Dazhou Sichuan Qing dynastyDiedJanuary 10 2001 2001 01 10 aged 92 Beijing ChinaNationalityChineseDenominationRoman CatholicAlma materPontifical Urban UniversityChinese nameTraditional Chinese段蔭明Simplified Chinese段荫明TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDuan Yinming In this Chinese name the family name is Duan Biography editDuan was born in Dachuan District Dazhou Sichuan on February 22 1908 to a Catholic family during the late Qing dynasty He went to study at Pontifical Urban University in Rome in 1935 He was ordained a priest in 1938 1 In 1944 he was appointed president of the Shiguang Catholic Church On June 9 1949 Pope Pius XII appointed Duan as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian He was ordained bishop on October 18 of that same year 1 After the establishment of the Communist State he successively served as director of the Sichuan Catholic Partnership member of the China Catholic Partnership vice chairman of Sichuan Catholic Partnership 1 In 1998 Pope John Paul II invited Duan to attend the special session of bishops in Asia He could not travel without a passport 1 He died on January 10 2001 1 References edit a b c d e 善表流芳千秋垂范 chinacatholic org in Chinese 2010 12 31 Catholic Church titles Previous Francis Xavier Wang Zepu Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian1949 2001 Next Joseph Xu Zhixuan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthias Duan Yinming amp oldid 1186819414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
