Thomas Niu Huiqing (simplified Chinese: 牛会卿; traditional Chinese: 牛會卿; pinyin: Niú Huìqīng; 18 September 1895 - 28 February 1973) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing and Yanggu.

Thomas Niu Huiqing
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing
ChurchSt Dominic's Cathedral
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Funing
Installed1948
Term ended1973
Orders
Ordination1923
Personal details
Born(1895-09-18)September 18, 1895
DiedFebruary 28, 1973(1973-02-28) (aged 77)
Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsThomas Niu Huiqing's coat of arms

Biography

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Niu was born in Xinhe County, Hebei, on September 18, 1895, during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). He was ordained a priest on September 30, 1923. On January 12, 1943, he was appointed Apostolic vicariate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu in Shandong, and ordained titular bishop on April 4 of that year. When Yanggu became diocese in 1946, he became its first ordained bishop. He left Yanggu during the Chinese Civil War and went to Funing in Fujian in 1948.[1] Later he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi in Taiwan in 1958. He died on February 28, 1973.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 中梵协议后的主教更迭最终尘埃落定. pacilution.com (in Chinese). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-ching". catholic-hierarchy.org/. 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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