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Anthony Dang Mingyan
Anthony Dang Mingyan (; born 12 July 1967) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an since 2006. Biography Dang was born as the eighth of nine children in a Catholic family in Getiao Township of Shanyang County, Shaanxi, China, on July 12, 1967. He began a priesthood seminar in Xi'an, Shaanxi in 1985 but continued his theological education at the Sheshan Seminary in Shanghai. He was ordained a priest in 1991. From 1991 to 1996 he taught at Shaanxi Provincial Seminary. In 2002 he was accepted to Shaanxi Normal University, majoring in psychology, where he graduated in 2004. Prior to his diocese, he was the parish priest of St. Antony's Church, four kilometers west of the St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an St. Francis Cathedral ( zh, s=圣方济各主教座堂, t=聖方濟各主教座堂) is a Catholic Church in China, Catholic cathedral located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Its construction began in 1716 and was completed in 1727. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Xi’an
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an ( la, Singanen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Xi’an ( Shaanxi) in China. History * April 12, 1911: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi 陝西中境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shensi 陝西北境 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi’an 西安 Leadership * Arch bishops of Xi’an 西安 (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Anthony Dang Mingyan (), (2006–present) ** Archbishop Anthony Li Du-an ( 李笃安), (5 April 1987 - 25 May 2006) ** Bishop Pacific Li Huan-de, O.F.M. () (Apostolic Administrator January 25, 1952–1972) ** Archbishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. () (April 11, 1946 - May 10, 1952) * Vicars Apostolic of Xi’anfu 西安府 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. () (later Archbishop) (June 14, 1932–April 11, 1946) ** Bishop Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore, O.F.M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaanxi Normal University Alumni
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW) and Inner Mongolia (N). Shaanxi covers an area of over with about 37 million people, the 16th highest in China. Xi'an – which includes the sites of the former Chinese capitals Fenghao and Chang'an – is the provincial capital as well as the largest city in Northwest China and also one of the oldest cities in China and the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, being the capital for the Western Zhou, Western Han, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties. Xianyang, which served as the Qin dynasty capital, is just north across Wei River. The other prefecture-level cities into which the province is divided are Ankang, Baoji, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Tongchuan, Weinan, Yan'an and Yulin. The province is geographically divided into thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Roman Catholic Archbishops In China
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Du'an
Anthony Li Du'an ( zh, s=李笃安, t=李篤安, p = Lǐ Dǔ'ān, 192725 May 2006) was a Chinese Catholic priest and former bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an. Biography Li was baptized when he was young. In 1938, he entered Xi'an's seminary. On 11 April 1951, he was ordained, and in the same year, he was appointed as the vice-dean of St. Francis Cathedral, Xi'an. Li was imprisoned around the time of the Cultural Revolution. However, various sources provide conflicting information about the date of Li's imprisonment. According to Vatican Radio, he was imprisoned during 1954–57, 1958–60, and 1966–79. According to AsiaNews, Li underwent reform through labor in 1960–63 and 1963–79. In 1980–87, Li was the dean of the Catholic church at Gongyi (), Lintong, Shaanxi. In April 1987, Li was elected archbishop of Xi'an through the "self-election and self-consecration" process ( zh, s=自选自圣). During his episcopate, Li led the Xi'an archdiocese to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has also served as the head of state or sovereign of the Papal States and later the Vatican City State since the eighth century. From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The current pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013. While his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. It is the Holy See that is the sovereign entity by international law headquartered in the distinctively independent Vatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Catholic Asian News
The Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN) is a news agency that covers issues and matters of interest for the Catholic Church on the Asian continent. It was launched in Hong Kong in 1979. Since its foundation, it has become one of the largest Catholic news agencies in the world, as well as the largest in Asia. A principal goal of UCAN's reporting is to bring the lives and experiences of Asian Catholics to their brothers and sisters in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. UCAN currently operates bureaus in Bangladesh, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. UCAN operates foreign language sites in China, Indonesia, South Korea and Vietnam. It also operates two sites that offer local and international English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi'an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong, Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populous city in Northwest China. Its total population was 12,952,907 as of the 2020 census. The total urban population was 9.28 million. Since the 1980s, as part of the China Western Development, economic growth of inland China especially for the central and northwest regions, Xi'an has re-emerged as a cultural, industrial, political and educational centre of the entire central-northwest region, with many facilities for research and development. Xi'an currently holds sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, sub-provincial status, administering 11 districts and 2 counties. In 2020, Xi'a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Li Du'an
Anthony Li Du'an ( zh, s=李笃安, t=李篤安, p = Lǐ Dǔ'ān, 192725 May 2006) was a Chinese Catholic priest and former bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an. Biography Li was baptized when he was young. In 1938, he entered Xi'an's seminary. On 11 April 1951, he was ordained, and in the same year, he was appointed as the vice-dean of St. Francis Cathedral, Xi'an. Li was imprisoned around the time of the Cultural Revolution. However, various sources provide conflicting information about the date of Li's imprisonment. According to Vatican Radio, he was imprisoned during 1954–57, 1958–60, and 1966–79. According to AsiaNews, Li underwent reform through labor in 1960–63 and 1963–79. In 1980–87, Li was the dean of the Catholic church at Gongyi (), Lintong, Shaanxi. In April 1987, Li was elected archbishop of Xi'an through the "self-election and self-consecration" process ( zh, s=自选自圣). During his episcopate, Li led the Xi'an archdiocese to ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese People
The Chinese people or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China, usually through ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, or other affiliation. Chinese people are known as Zhongguoren () or as Huaren () by speakers of standard Chinese, including those living in Greater China as well as overseas Chinese. Although both terms both refer to Chinese people, their usage depends on the person and context. The former term is commonly used to refer to the citizens of the People's Republic of China - especially mainland China. The term Huaren is used to refer to ethnic Chinese, and is more often used for those who reside overseas or are non-citizens of China. The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in China, comprising approximately 92% of its Mainland population.CIA Factbook "Han Chinese 91.6%" out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
