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Joseph Fan Zhongliang, ‘Underground’ Bishop of Shanghai, Dies at 95 Joseph Fan Zhongliang, ‘Underground’ Bishop of Shanghai, Dies at 95
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Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang, who was imprisoned for more than two decades for resisting a Chinese crackdown on religion and spent his final years under house arrest after Pope John Paul II named him bishop of Shanghai, died on Sunday at his home in Shanghai. He was 95.Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang, who was imprisoned for more than two decades for resisting a Chinese crackdown on religion and spent his final years under house arrest after Pope John Paul II named him bishop of Shanghai, died on Sunday at his home in Shanghai. He was 95.
The Cardinal Kung Foundation, a Roman Catholic organization based in the United States, said that Bishop Fan — the leader of what is known as the “underground” Catholic Church in China — had had a high fever for several days before he died.The Cardinal Kung Foundation, a Roman Catholic organization based in the United States, said that Bishop Fan — the leader of what is known as the “underground” Catholic Church in China — had had a high fever for several days before he died.
Born in 1918, Bishop Fan, a Jesuit, was ordained a priest in 1951, two years after the Communists seized power. He was arrested in 1955 during a crackdown on Christianity in China and later refused to recognize the Communist Party-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, which rejects the authority of the Vatican. He spent more than two decades in prison and labor camps. Born in 1918, Bishop Fan, a Jesuit, was ordained a priest in 1951, two years after the Communists seized power. He was arrested in 1955 during a crackdown on Christianity and later refused to recognize the Communist Party-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, which rejects the authority of the Vatican. He spent more than two decades in prison and labor camps.
In 2000, he was appointed bishop of Shanghai by Pope John Paul II, but the Chinese government curbed his abilities to fulfill his role, said Anthony Lam, a senior researcher at the Holy Spirit Study Center in Hong Kong.In 2000, he was appointed bishop of Shanghai by Pope John Paul II, but the Chinese government curbed his abilities to fulfill his role, said Anthony Lam, a senior researcher at the Holy Spirit Study Center in Hong Kong.
“They carried out a certain kind of house arrest to prevent him from having much contact with the outside world, including Catholics in Shanghai,” Mr. Lam said. “They carried out a certain kind of house arrest to prevent him from having much contact with the outside world,” Mr. Lam said.
The Vatican later endorsed Aloysius Jin Luxian, who had government approval, to serve as an auxiliary bishop of Shanghai. Bishop Jin died last year, and a possible successor, Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, has been under house arrest since he renounced his role in the government-affiliated Catholic association in 2012.The Vatican later endorsed Aloysius Jin Luxian, who had government approval, to serve as an auxiliary bishop of Shanghai. Bishop Jin died last year, and a possible successor, Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, has been under house arrest since he renounced his role in the government-affiliated Catholic association in 2012.