Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan
The Most Reverend Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna | |
| Diocese | Titular see of Leptis Magna |
| Appointed | 10 November 1998 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 March 1971 |
| Consecration | 20 December 1998 by Edward Idris Cassidy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan 26 June 1941 |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post(s) | Counselor of Nunciature |
Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan (Chinese: 葉勝男; pinyin: Yè Shèngnán; born 26 June 1941) is a Taiwanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Holy See.[1][2]
Biography
Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan was born on 26 June 1941, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and was ordained priest on 27 March 1971, for the Diocese of Tainan. He holds a laurea degree in philosophy. In 1972 he was admitted to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy to study diplomacy.[3]
Yeh Sheng-nan entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 8 March 1976, and served in the Pontifical diplomatic missions in Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Algeria, Iraq, Australia, Senegal and Great Britain. He was promoted to the counselor of nunciature on 8 March 1989.
On 10 November 1998 he was elected Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna, and at the same time named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.[4] His episcopal consecation took place on 20 December 1998; Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy was the principal consecrator, with archbishops Stanislaus Lokuang and Carlo Maria Viganò, as principal co-consecrators.
Since 22 April 2004 Yeh Sheng-nan has been Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Tunisia.
References
- ^ El Papa nombra nuncio de origen chino, Taiwan Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan
- ^ Archbishop Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan
- ^ Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999
- ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Sri Lanka
External links
- 1941 births
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni
- Apostolic Nuncios to Algeria
- Apostolic Nuncios to Sri Lanka
- Apostolic Nuncios to Tunisia
- Diplomats of the Holy See
- Living people
- Roman Catholic titular archbishops
- People from Kaohsiung