About John Chen Shi-zhong
Lived 1917 – 2012 (aged 94). John Chen Shi-zhong was a Chinese catholic priest and catholic bishop.
John Chen Shi-zhong (; 26 December 1917 – 16 December 2012 in Yibin, Sichuan, China) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Suifu (Yibin), western China.
Born in 1917 to a Chinese Catholic family and raised in Yibin, Bishop Chen was ordained to the priesthood in 1947.
Chen was imprisoned twice, first time during the 1950s and again during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. He was rehabilitated in 1981 and was named bishop in 1985.
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Who was John Chen Shi-zhong?
Chinese Roman Catholic bishop
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John Chen Shi-zhong was born on 26 December 1917.
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John Chen Shi-zhong died on 16 December 2012 in Yibin.
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John Chen Shi-zhong was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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John Chen Shi-zhong was Chinese.
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