Augustine Hu Daguo
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Augustine Hu Daguo was, in time, recognized by the Vatican as the underground Roman Catholic bishop (as such, he was then considered a part of the Vatican-recognized hierarchy in China approved by and in communion with the Pope) of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Shiqian, Shihtsien, of the China
. The Apostolic Prefecture of Shiqian is a suffragan see in the Province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang, also in China. The Bishop was 90.
Augustine Hu Daguo was born on 15 May 1921 to a family of long Christian tradition in Tongzhou, China. He was baptized when he was only one month old. From the age of 7 to 11 he learned to know the Sacred Scriptures- the Bible
's Old Testament
and New Testament
- and regularly frequented the local Catholic church. In 1936, the Bishop entered the Minor Seminary
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang in Guiyang, China, in Guizhou Province. He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1951. After his presbyteral ordination, he taught in the Major Seminary, and in 1955, he was sent to work in the parish of Youtangkou as the pastoral vicar. On 4 April 1955, then-Father Hu was arrested, and then imprisoned for three years in the detention center of Guizhou Province. In 1958, the future Bishop was sentenced to ten years of forced labor and re-education in three different factories of Guizhou Province. At the end of his sentence he was sent to semi-detention in a factory in Fuquan, China, in southern Guizhou Province. Later, he was sent to teach in the theological seminary of Chengdu, China, in the province of Sichuan
Archdiocese. His difficulties were still not over, for four years later, he was removed from his position for his firm fidelity to the Pope. Hence, he decided to return to Guizhou Province, where he was appointed pastor of Duyun, Dushan, Fuquan, Tuanbo, and Wen'an. Father Hu was secretly ordained a Bishop in 1987 by His Excellency
, the Most Reverend
Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan
, then the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding, and the Vatican later approved it. In 1999, at the age of almost 80, Bishop Hu sustained a leg injury, from which he never really fully recovered.
People's Republic of China
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. The Apostolic Prefecture of Shiqian is a suffragan see in the Province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang, also in China. The Bishop was 90.
Augustine Hu Daguo was born on 15 May 1921 to a family of long Christian tradition in Tongzhou, China. He was baptized when he was only one month old. From the age of 7 to 11 he learned to know the Sacred Scriptures- the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
's Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
and New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
- and regularly frequented the local Catholic church. In 1936, the Bishop entered the Minor Seminary
Minor seminary
A minor seminary is a secondary boarding school created for the specific purpose of enrolling teenage boys who have expressed interest in becoming priests. They are generally Roman Catholic institutions, and designed to prepare boys both academically and spiritually for vocations to the priesthood...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang in Guiyang, China, in Guizhou Province. He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1951. After his presbyteral ordination, he taught in the Major Seminary, and in 1955, he was sent to work in the parish of Youtangkou as the pastoral vicar. On 4 April 1955, then-Father Hu was arrested, and then imprisoned for three years in the detention center of Guizhou Province. In 1958, the future Bishop was sentenced to ten years of forced labor and re-education in three different factories of Guizhou Province. At the end of his sentence he was sent to semi-detention in a factory in Fuquan, China, in southern Guizhou Province. Later, he was sent to teach in the theological seminary of Chengdu, China, in the province of Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
Archdiocese. His difficulties were still not over, for four years later, he was removed from his position for his firm fidelity to the Pope. Hence, he decided to return to Guizhou Province, where he was appointed pastor of Duyun, Dushan, Fuquan, Tuanbo, and Wen'an. Father Hu was secretly ordained a Bishop in 1987 by His Excellency
Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, aristocracy, and military, and others holding equivalent rank .It is...
, the Most Reverend
Most Reverend
The Most Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Roman Catholic Church , all bishops are styled "The Most Reverend", as well as monsignors of the rank of protonotary apostolic de numero.*In the Roman Catholic Church , archbishops are styled "The...
Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan
Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan
Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan was a Chinese Roman Catholic priest and bishop who lived in China during the 20th century. He was born in Siao Wang Ting , China on December 29, 1907. He was ordained a priest on December 22, 1934 in Rome and he shortly thereafter returned to China to work in the...
, then the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding, and the Vatican later approved it. In 1999, at the age of almost 80, Bishop Hu sustained a leg injury, from which he never really fully recovered.