Tang Han

Tang Han

Bishop Tang Han was born in Hong Kong, China on July 31, 1939. He received a doctorate in theology from the Roman Catholic University in 1969 and a master of philosophy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1979.

He is the seventh Chinese cardinal in the history of the Catholic Church.

Life

Born at 8 Stanton street, central, Hong Kong, China, on July 31, 1939, Tang Han completed his primary school course in Guangzhou. At that time, it was the second civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. According to Tang Han, he was deeply moved and determined to become a priest when he saw the priest helping the wounded soldiers and refugees. After that, the Chinese mainland changed hands, and a large number of Catholic clerics were forced to leave the Chinese mainland. Tang Han was enrolled in St. Joseph's College in Macao. After that, he entered the South China General Convent of Hong Kong in 1957. In 1964, he went to the missionary university of Rome for further study and obtained a doctorate in theology. January 6, 1966, in Rome by Pope Paul VI in the hands of Jinduo. After his accession to the throne on January 6, 1966, Tang Han has been serving in the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, China. Since 1970, he has served as a professor of theology, director of Theology and director of extracurricular curriculum of the school of philosophy. Since 1980, he has been the executive director of the Center for the study of deities. In 1992, he has been appointed as the Deputy bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, China, until 2009.

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In 1966, he was consecrated as a priest in Rome by Pope Paul VI and affiliated to the Diocese of Hong Kong; in 1969, he received a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of Rome and a master's degree in philosophy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1979; since 1970, he has been teaching in the diocese and the seminary of philosophy of the seminary; since 1980, he has been specializing in the study of Chinese astronomy Director of the centre for the study of the Holy Spirit of the Episcopal Church; vice bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong from 1992 to 2009; ordained on December 9, 1996 and became an assistant bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong (bishop of bosha); appointed as assistant bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong on January 30, 2008; replaced retired cardinal Chen Rijun on April 16, 2009, As bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong; cardinal Tang Han is an adviser to the Ministry of evangelical affairs of the people of the Holy See, a member of the English etiquette Scripture review group under the Ministry of etiquettes and sacraments, and a member of the Chinese Church Affairs Committee. Baidu Encyclopedia content is shared by netizens. If you find that your data content is inaccurate or incomplete, you are welcome to use your own data service (free) to participate in the correction. Go to > > now

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