Chinise Bishops: Imprisoned, Missing, Dead, Murdered: ------------------------------------------------------- Below is list of Chinese martyrs: bishops, priests, religious, who only obeyed the pope, who refused to be part of "Official" Chinese Catholic Church. There are also many persecuted Buddhist monks, but they are not on this list. ADDITIONAL INFO ON CHINESE Bishops AND THEIR DEATHS, UPDATED REGULARLY: Bookmark: http://hsstudyc.org.hk/newsinbriefs.htm Blessed are the imprisoned for their is all of the Kingdom of God! Bishop Peter Li Hongye, decades of imprisonment, persecution where he spent 30 years in hard labor. -Bishop Peter Joseph Fana, died imprisonnned in June 1992 (and many others like him) -Cardinal Ignatius Gong Pinmei, died Marrrch 12 2000, spent over 30 years in jail. Born August 2 1901, Bishop of Shangai. Example to many, lived final years in peace in USA, criticizing Chinese communist government, he was almost 99! -Bishop Tadeus Guo Yingong of Datong, Shhhanxi Province, mainland China died Jan 21 2005, 88 yrs. -Bishop Joseph Shi Hongchen of Tianjin, March (3/3) 3 2005, 77 yrs. -Bishop Joseph Liu Yuanren, Chairman of the Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference, died April 20 2005, 82 yrs. -Bishop John Wang Xixian of Hohhot, dieddd 5/25/05, 79 yrs. Spent 21 years in forced labor camps. Very humble man, worked on unification of Chinese underground & government run churches. One of the finest/holiest Chinese Bishops !!! Buried on May 31st, Mary Queen of Heavens Day. -Not Chinese: Bishop Tomas Kozhimala of Bhagalpur, India, 65, died June 1st on train as he was heading to Patna, the state capital to obtain better medical care for cerebral malaria which has killed some priests and nuns there. He was buried on 5/31, same death day and burial like Bishop Wang Xixian. June 1st is International Childen's Day and a new month, that's a somewhat better day for funeral. -Bishop Zhang Shizhi died on August 5 200005, Xingtai, Hebei Province, 87 yrs. -Bishop Zhao Fengwu of Shandong, August 15 2005 (Ascention Feast), 85 years, died 10 days after Shizhi. -Bishop Xie Shiguang-Chin, Fujian Provinnnce, diocese Mindong, died on 25th, Mary's day, 8/25/2005, 88 yrs. Head of the Underground church, died of leukemia. He also spent at least 4 terms, 28 years in prison for his allegiance to the Pope. Jailed From-To: 1955-56, 1958-1980, 1984-1987, 1990-1992. In October 1999, he was "invited for a friendly chat" with government representatives. He was again taken away to an unknown location. Released after 2 months the Bishop, like many others, was kept under surveillance until his death. Bishop Xie always refused government demands that he register officially with the Patriotic Association, the state body which controls Chinese churches, detached from Rome. Appointed to priesthood on May 3rd 1949, appointed Bishop on 1/25/1984. -Bishop Peter Zhang Bai Ren died Oct 12 2005, 90 yrs. Spent 25 years in jail, hard labor. -Bishop Zhu Huayu, February 26 2006, Anhhhui Province, 86 yrs. -Bishop Anthony Li Du'an of Xian, capitaaal of Shaanxi, 5 25 2006, 79 yrs. -Bishop Paul Guo Wenzhi 6 29 2006 of Qiqqqihar, 88, died on St. Peter & Paul Apostles Holiday, spent between 10-15 years in slammer. Ordained a priest in 1948. -Father Lee (there were many religious nnnamed Lee, killed and jailed and still are today, arrests continue. On Nov 29th 2005, arrest of Hebei province priests, beating of Franciscan nuns in Xian, arrest of many priests in Zhengding dioceses, only a few examples of Chinese ideology of oppression. -Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo (released afteeer "serving" 26 years in jail), like many others in religious serive, not only Christian, many Buddhist monks were also persecuted thruout the communist regime and orange revolution. Buddhists in Tibet are persecuted to this day, so are some muslims in some parts of China. -Saint Bishop Peter Li Hongye 1.6.1920 --- 4.23.2011, spent about 30 years in jail, arrested many times. When heart attack striked him, the ambulance corpse just looked on & refused to rush him to hospital after "assessing" him to be too old and ill to be saved. 10 days after funeral, local community officials, not wanting a recognizable grave which could become a pilgrimate site for China's & world's catholics demolished his grave. Religious Whereabouts Unknown: -Bishop An Shuxin, arrested 5/96, Bishoppp Su Zhimin, arrested 10/97, etc... -Bishops who were imprisoned: Michale Hooo, Joseph Wang Dian Duo (dead and buried). All others must be found. And there are many more religious and clay people missing. Forced abortion in China is even recommened. This only speaks how evil and oppressive that government still is. I have no clue why was China selcted for the 2008 Olympics, it has terrible human rights record. Such governments are bound to cease, self destruct sooner or later... FUNERAL OF BISHOP QINGDAO, PERSECUTED CATHOLICS IN CHINA ---------------------------------------------------------- The Chinese government placed strict controls on the funeral of a bishop in Shandong province. Restrictions were placed on photography and the number of mourners at the service for Bishop Joseph Li Mingshu of Qingdao, who died of lung cancer at 93 on June 15. Even the bishop's 92-year-old sister had to rush to the funeral after receiving a late message from other Catholics. She had not received any official notice of his death. The funeral for the bishop, recognized by the Vatican and China, was held on June 18 at St. Michael's Cathedral in Qingdao. A source who asked to remain anonymous told ucanews.com that only 600 mourners attended the funeral — 400 inside the church and the rest outside — after authorities limited numbers. He said authorities banned photographs of the funeral or messages about it on the internet. "Bishop Li was asked to choose a successor before his death but he had not," said the source, who was unclear whether this was related to official restrictions. Four out of five Shandong bishops attended the funeral — Bishop Fang Xingyao of Linyi, Bishop Zhang Xianwang of Jinan, Bishop Lu Peisen of Yanzhou and Bishop Yang Yongqiang of Zhoucun. The funeral Mass was presided by Bishop Fang, while Bishop Zhang presided the burial Mass. The funeral was concelebrated by 26 priests, mostly from Qingdao Diocese and other parishes of Shandong and Hubei provinces. Also in attendance were 12 nuns from Qingdao Diocese. Bishop Li was born in 1924 and baptized at a young age. He graduated from Wuhan Wendu Seminary of Hubei in 1949 and was ordained the same year. From 1943-73, he was a pastor in Shaoguan Diocese of Guangdong province and taught at a church-run school. After he returned to Qingdao Diocese, he taught foreign languages at a school in Boxing County of Shandong from 1978. In 1986, he served as deputy dean of Shandong Holy Spirit Seminary until he was placed in charge of Qingdao Diocese in 1994. After the Holy See appointed him as a bishop of Qingdao on Aug. 13 2000, he served as deputy dean of the National Seminary of the Catholic Church in China (Beijing National Seminary) until 2005. He also served as vice-chairman of the seminary in 2003. In 2000, Bishop Li invited Sister Nirmala Joshi of the Missionaries of Charity, who succeeded Mother Teresa, to visit Qingdao to discuss the possibility of setting up orphanages and care homes for the elderly in the diocese. However, Chinese authorities did not reply to proposals about the projects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Paul II Dates of Importance + his Family Dates: John Paul II 5/18/1920, lived exactly 31000 days; born in Wadowice - 7/2/2005 (4/2/2005) died from Septic Shock, Parkinson, throat surgery (with tracheotopy, surgical opening of the larynx for better breathing). Shot at noon on 5/13/1981 as foretold in Fatima in 1917. Two bullets hit hin in the abdomen, right arm wounded; on left hand, two fingers wounded, deeply grazed by bullet. - Rodzina/Family: Siostra/Sister Olga: dddied 1914 - Brat/Brother Edmund Wojtyla MD, 8/27/111906 - 12/5/1932 died from Szkarlatyna/Scarlet fever Ojciec: 7/18/1879 Lipnik; born in Bielsko Biale - 2/18/1941 died in Krakow (zawal/heart attack) Matka: Emilia Kaczorowska 3/26/1884 - 4/13/1929 died Krakow (serce, nerki/heart kidneys failure). JP's father was born & died on the 18th, Karol Wojtyla was also born on the 18th. These are good signs JP2 should be beatified on May 22 but when proclaimed saint, official day on church's calendar of saints may be May 18! April 2 is pathetic sad cold day. John Paul 2 Days: May 18/May 22/October 22, May 25 (pope Gregory VIIth Day), May 26, July 2, John Paul's correct time of death: 21:15, not 21:37. JP 2's brain was monitored for over 20 minutes to be sure he was dead, then officially confirmed it. See Also, John Paul the Great's page: encyclopediasupreme.org/jp2 By: Jan Paul Lary Lubek, 2004-2007, 2018