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Evarist Zhang Zhiliang

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Evarist Zhang Zhiliang
Vicar Apostolic of Jining
ChurchCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia
ProvinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Jining
InstalledFebruary 2, 1929
Term endedMay 26, 1932
PredecessorNew title
SuccessorJoseph Fan Heng'an
Orders
OrdinationDecember 28, 1917
Personal details
Born(1887-03-15)March 15, 1887
DiedMay 26, 1932(1932-05-26) (aged 45)
Ulanqab, Republic of China
DenominationRoman Catholic

Evarist Zhang Zhiliang (simplified Chinese: 张智良; traditional Chinese: 張智良; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìliáng; March 15, 1887 – May 26, 1932) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Vicar Apostolic of Jining between 1929 and 1932.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Evarist Zhang Zhiliang was born on March 15, 1887. He was ordained a priest on December 28, 1917. On February 2, 1929, Pope Pius XI appointed him Vicar Apostolic of Jining.[4] On April 14 of that year he was consecrated in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, by Willem Marinus van Rossum.[5]

On May 26, 1932, he died in Jining, aged 45.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Dioceses in China H-L". Bishops in China. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ^ Fides website, When the "Union of Chinese students" of the Pontifical Urbaniana University paid tribute to Celso Costantini, the first Apostolic Delegate in China, book review article by Martha Zhao Beijing dated December 19, 2022
  3. ^ "Bishop Evarist Zhang (Chang) Zhiliang †". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Diocese of Jining: Bishop Anthony Shun Yao". UCA News. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ^ a b "Bishops: Z". Bishops in China. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
Catholic Church titles
New title Vicar Apostolic of Jining
1929–1932
Succeeded by