About Simeone Volonteri
Lived 1831 – 1904 (aged 73). Simeone Volonteri was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Map of the San-On District (Bao'an County), modern day Shenzhen and Hong Kong, created by Simeon Volonteri and published in 1866. Simeone Volonteri (June 6, 1831 – December 21, 1904) was an Italian missionary and a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life Simeone Volonteri was born in Milan, Italy. He joined the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1855. He was in Hong Kong from 1860 to February 1870. During his stay in Hong Kong, he worked extensively in Tai Wo and Ting Kok. He was ordained bishop in 1874 by Eustachio Zanoli. He was Vicar Apostolic of Southern Honan (China) from August 28, 1882 to his death. He died in Fengqiao , Shangqiu, in Henan province of China.
Map of the San-On District Simeone Volonteri published the "Map of the San-On District" in 1866. The map was engraved in Leipzig.
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Who was Simeone Volonteri?
Roman Catholic bishop (1831-1904)
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Simeone Volonteri was born on 6 June 1831 in Milan.
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Simeone Volonteri died on 21 December 1904.
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Simeone Volonteri was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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