Benedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin O.F.M. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan | |
| Native name | 张信 (simplified Chinese); 張信 (traditional Chinese); Zhāng Xìn (pinyin) |
| Church | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan |
| Installed | 1981 |
| Term ended | 1994 |
| Predecessor | Paul Li Dehua |
| Successor | Sylvester Li Jian-tang |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1937 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1911 |
| Died | 10 September 1999 (aged 87) Taiyuan, Shanxi, China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University |
Benedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin (simplified Chinese: 张信; traditional Chinese: 張信; pinyin: Zhāng Xìn; 23 October 1911 – 10 September 1999) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan from 1981 to 1994.[1]
Biography
Zhang was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, on 23 October 1911.[2] He joined the Order of Friars Minor in 1931.[2] He was ordained a priest in 1937.[2] He graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University.[2]
During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, Zhang was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works.[2]
In 1981, Zhang was consecrated as bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan by Joseph Zong Huaide, the zhen president of the Catholic Patriotic Association.[2] He retired in 1994.[2]
Zhang died of an illness on 10 September 1999, at the age of 87.[2]