Bishop Anthony Zhou Weidao (Chow Wei-tao), O.F.M. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 May 1905		Born
1927	21.6	Professed	Member of Order of Friars Minor
18 Jan 1930	24.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
31 May 1950	45.0	Appointed	Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
1 Oct 1950	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
1979¹	73.6	Resigned	Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
14 Feb 1983	77.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Anthony Zhou Weidao (Chow Wei-tao)
Bishop Anthony Zhou Weidao (Chow Wei-tao) O.F.M.
(born 1 May 1905, died 14 Feb 1983)
Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang]

Event Place
Birth Place Ta Ying Li, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}
Ordained Bishop Saint Peter, Church, Shanghai, Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai]

a priest for 53.0 years
a bishop for 32.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Antonio Riberi †
Titular Archbishop of Dara
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Simon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †
Bishop of Haimen [Haimen]
Bishop Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) †
Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai]

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Antonio Riberi † (1934)
Titular Archbishop of Dara
Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi † (1916)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Domenico Cardinal Serafini, O.S.B. † (1900)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
Serafino Cardinal Vannutelli † (1869)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Costantino Cardinal Patrizi Naro † (1828)
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
Carlo Cardinal Odescalchi, S.J. † (1823)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia † (1788)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Hyacinthe-Sigismond (Jean-François) Cardinal Gerdil, B. † (1777)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
Marcantonio Cardinal Colonna (Jr.) † (1762)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
Pope Clement XIII (1743)
(Carlo della Torre Rezzonico †)
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Paul Xie Ting Zhe † (1979)
Bishop Paul Fan Yufei † (1979)
Archbishop John Baptist Liang Xisheng † (1980)
Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo (Kia Zhi Cuo, Jia Shoushen) † (1980)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Louis Li Boyu (Li Pai-yu, Li Bao-yu) † (1951)
Bishop Pacificus Li Huande (Li Xuande, Ly Hsuan-te), O.F.M. † (1952)
Bishop Lucas Ly Jing Feng (Li Jingfeng) † (1980)
Bishop Paul Fan Yufei † (1982)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q11958388

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1950, Number 78
d: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1984, Page 1,014
b: Bishops-In-China.com, 26 Jan 2020

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