The First Six Chinese Bishops of Modern Times: A Study in Church Indigenization

Title (Dublin Core): The First Six Chinese Bishops of Modern Times: A Study in Church Indigenization; The Catholic Historical Review
Creator (Dublin Core): Paul P. Mariani
Subject (Dublin Core): /unread
Abstract (Dublin Core): This article describes the processes that culminated in Pope Pius XT's historic 1926 consecration of the first native Chinese Catholic bishops of modern times. Since the first Chinese bishop had been named some 250 years before, the many obstacles that prevented the naming of nevo native bishops in the intervening centuries are explored. Spurred by progressive missionaries, the Church embarked on a reform program to indigenize the Catholic episcopacy in China. In doing so, the Holy See had to overcome opposition from powerful constituencies. A brief portrait of the six bishops provides insight into the reasons why Rome decided on this particular group of candidates.
volume (Bibliographic Ontology): 100
issue (Bibliographic Ontology): 3
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 486-513
Date (Dublin Core): 2014
issn (Bibliographic Ontology): 0008-8080
short title (Bibliographic Ontology): The First Six Chinese Bishops of Modern Times
uri (Bibliographic Ontology): https://www.jstor.org/stable/43898674
lccn (Bibliographic Ontology): Online