Lorenzo Bianchi (; 1 April 1899 – 13 February 1983) was born in

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, at Corteno, near Brescia. Mons. Lorenzo Bianchi was ordained Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) on 23 September 1922 and arrived in

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on 13 September 1923. In 1924, Bianchi worked in

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, New Territories; from 1925 to 1929 in Swa Bue, Hoi Fung District; from 1930 to 1941 (and for a 2nd time from 1948 to 1949) he was the director of Hoi Fung District. He was appointed as

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of Hong Kong on 21 April 1949 and was consecrated

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of Choma on 9 October 1949 and returned to Hoi Fung. He succeeded his predecessor on 3 September 1951 and, after he was released from China, installed on 26 October 1952. He resigned on 30 November 1968 and was appointed the titular bishop of Sorres until 10 October 1976. He returned to Italy 19 April 1969 and there died on 13 February 1983. The Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (CBCC) in Hong Kong is named after Bianchi.

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Official Biography on the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Roman Catholic bishops of Hong Kong Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hong Kong 1899 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests {{HongKong-bio-stub

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