Bishop Gregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López), O.P. †

Deceased

Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1615¹		Born
1633²	18.0	Converted
7 Mar 1651	36.1	Professed	Member of Order of Friars Preachers
4 Jun 1654	39.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
3 Jan 1674	59.0	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
3 Jan 1674	59.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis
8 Apr 1685	70.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis
10 Apr 1690	75.2	Appointed	Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
27 Feb 1691	76.1	Died	Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain

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Gregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López)
Bishop Gregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López) O.P.
(born 1615, died 27 Feb 1691)
Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing]

Event Place
Birth Place Luojiaxiang, Fu'an
Ordained Bishop St. Francis, Church, Canton
Death Place Nanjing, Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing]

a priest for 36.7 years
a bishop for 5.8 years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Miguel de Poblete Casasola †
Archbishop of Manila
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. †
Titular Bishop of Argos
Assisted by:
Father François Xavier Filipucci, S.J.
Priest of Society of Jesus
Father Antonio Caballero, O.F.M.
Priest of Order of Friars Minor

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. † (1680)
Titular Bishop of Argos
Archbishop Odoardo Cibo (Cybo) †
Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria

Event	Place
Birth Place	Luojiaxiang, Fu'an
Ordained Bishop	St. Francis, Church, Canton
Death Place	Nanjing, Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing]

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/32235
VIAF: 41154074460111742184
WikiData: Q5957387

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 115
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1685, Number 4
b: Bishops-In-China.com, 19 Jan 2020
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 36, Number 2,155
b: I Vescovi “Cinesi” della Cina 1674-2009, Page 4

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a priest for 36.7 years a bishop for 5.8 years	Ordained Priest by: Archbishop Miguel de Poblete Casasola † Archbishop of Manila Principal Consecrator: Bishop Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. † Titular Bishop of Argos Assisted by: Father François Xavier Filipucci, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Father Antonio Caballero, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. † (1680) Titular Bishop of Argos Archbishop Odoardo Cibo (Cybo) † Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria