Xie was ordained to the priesthood on May 3, 1949, and he became a bishop on January 25, 1984.[2]
Arrestsedit
Xie was arrested multiple times in China. The first arrest was in 1955, when he refused to enter the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. He was arrested again for the same reason in 1958, but he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. He was then arrested in 1984, released in 1987, and was arrested yet again in 1990 until he was once again released in 1992. [3]
In 1999, Xie was invited by Chinese government officials "for a chat" that lasted for two months. The location of the meeting is unknown. After the meeting, he was freed but was under surveillance for the rest of his life.
Deathedit
Xie died from leukemia on August 25, 2005, at the age of 88.
Legacyedit
A street has been named after him in 2021 in Budapest. [4]
james, shiguang, this, chinese, name, family, name, confused, with, shaoguang, simplified, chinese, 谢仕光, traditional, chinese, 謝仕光, pinyin, xiè, shìguāng, 1917, august, 2005, bishop, people, republic, china, underground, roman, catholic, church, contents, care. In this Chinese name the family name is Xie Not to be confused with Xie Shaoguang James Xie Shiguang simplified Chinese 谢仕光 traditional Chinese 謝仕光 pinyin Xie Shiguang May 7 1917 August 25 2005 1 was a bishop of the People s Republic of China s Underground Roman Catholic Church Contents 1 Career 1 1 Arrests 2 Death 3 Legacy 4 See also 5 ReferencesCareer editXie was ordained to the priesthood on May 3 1949 and he became a bishop on January 25 1984 2 Arrests edit Xie was arrested multiple times in China The first arrest was in 1955 when he refused to enter the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association He was arrested again for the same reason in 1958 but he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment He was then arrested in 1984 released in 1987 and was arrested yet again in 1990 until he was once again released in 1992 3 In 1999 Xie was invited by Chinese government officials for a chat that lasted for two months The location of the meeting is unknown After the meeting he was freed but was under surveillance for the rest of his life Death editXie died from leukemia on August 25 2005 at the age of 88 Legacy editA street has been named after him in 2021 in Budapest 4 See also editCatholicism in ChinaReferences edit Bishop James Xie Shiguang Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2023 02 26 Underground bishop dies AsiaNews it 27 August 2005 Bishop James Xie Shiguang The Independent 8 September 2005 Retrieved 29 June 2020 Szabad Hongkong ut Dalai Lama ut atnevezik a Fudan Egyetem Budapestre tervezett kampuszat ovezo utakat telex June 1 2021 nbsp This Chinese biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Xie Shiguang amp oldid 1177370897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
