Sylvester Li Jiantang (Chinese: 李建唐; 23 December 1925 – 13 August 2017)[2] was a Catholic archbishop.
Sylvester Li Jiantang | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Taiyuan | |
| Native name | 李建唐 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Taiyuan |
| In office | 18 December 1994 – 24 November 2013 |
| Predecessor | Domenico Luca Capozi |
| Successor | Paul Meng Zhuyou |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Taiyuan (1990-1994) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 1956 |
| Consecration | 18 December 1994 by Benedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1925 |
| Died | 13 August 2017 (aged 91) |
Li Jiantang was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan, China, from 1994 until 2013.[3]
Notes
edit- ↑ "Bishop Sylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
- ↑ Ma, Victoria (14 August 2017). "Two elderly Chinese bishops die: Mgr Li Jiantang of Taiyuan and Mgr Xie Tingzhe of Urumqi". Asia News. No. PIME. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ Archdiocese of Taiyuan
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