[Patriotic Bishop Michael Yang Gao-jian], O.S.A. †

Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association

Not in Union with the Holy See

Deceased

Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Sep 1913¹		Born
1938²	24.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of St. Augustine
23 Oct 1958	45.0	Selected	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
26 Oct 1958	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
20 Jan 1995	81.3	Died	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China

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

MicroData Summary
Michael Yang Gao-jian
Bishop Michael Yang Gao-jian O.S.A.
(born 28 Sep 1913, died 20 Jan 1995)
Bishop of Changde [Changteh]

Event Place
Ordained Bishop Changsha, Archdiocese of Changsha [Changsha]
Death Place Beijing, Archdiocese of Beijing [Peking]

a priest for 57.0 years
a bishop for 36.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Ignatius P’i-Shu-Shih †
Archbishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien]
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Bernardin Dong Guang-qing, O.F.M. †
Bishop of Hankow [Hankou]
Bishop Joseph Li Taonan (Li Daonan) †
Bishop of Puqi [Puchi]

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Ignatius P’i-Shu-Shih † (1949)
Archbishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien]
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

Principal Consecrator of:
[Patriotic Bishop Michael Fu Tie-shan] † (1979)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
[Patriotic Bishop Joseph Qian (Quin) Hui-min] † (1981)
[Patriotic Bishop Paul Zu Zhenjiang (Xu Zhenjiang)] † (1981)
[Patriotic Bishop Matthias Ma Long-lin] † (1981)
Bishop Augustin Zhao Jingnong † (1981)
[Patriotic Bishop Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin] † (1981)
Assisted:
[Patriotic Bishop Pan Shao-qing] † (1958)
[Patriotic Bishop Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)] † (1958)
[Patriotic Bishop Stanislav Chang Shou-yi] † (1958)
[Patriotic Bishop Peter Lan Bo-lu (Lan Pai Lu)] † (1958)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q11989292

Source(s):

b: Bishops-In-China.com, 19 Dec 2019
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 14*, Number 19
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 150, Number 13,059
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1958, Number 20*

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