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69 relations: Ad Apostolorum principis, Ad Sinarum gentem, Apostolic Administrator, Apostolic prefect, Apostolic vicariate, Baptism, Beijing, Bishop in the Catholic Church, Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal electors for the papal conclave, 1958, Cardinal electors for the papal conclave, 1963, Cathedral, Catholic Church, China, Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, College of Cardinals, Communist Party of China, Confucianism, Congregation of the Mission, Consecrator, Cupimus Imprimis, Diocese, Diplomacy, Dogma, Ecclesiastical letter, Encyclical, Fu Jen Catholic University, Georg Weig, Heart, Henri Streicher, Holy orders, Holy See, Hospital, Illinois, John of Montecorvino, Metropolitan bishop, Missionary, Netherlands, Orphanage, Our Lady of China, Papal conclave, 1958, Papal conclave, 1963, Papal consistory, Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI, Pope Pius XII, Priest, Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Qing dynasty, Qingdao, ..., Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon, Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao, Santa Maria in Via, Second Vatican Council, Seminary, Shandong, Society of the Divine Word, Stanislaus Lo Kuang, Superstition, Taipei, Taiwan, Tian (surname), Titular bishop, United States, White Fathers, Yanggu County, Shandong, Yanzhou District. Expand index (19 more) »
Ad Apostolorum principis
Ad Apostolorum principis (29 June 1958) is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII on Communism and the Church in China.
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Ad Sinarum gentem
Ad Sinarum gentem issued October 7, 1954, is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII to the Chinese people on the super-nationality of the Church.
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Apostolic Administrator
An apostolic administrator in the Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration.
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Apostolic prefect
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese.
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Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church centered in missionary regions and countries where a diocese has not yet been established.
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Baptism
Baptism (from the Greek noun βάπτισμα baptisma; see below) is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into Christianity.
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Beijing
Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.
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Bishop in the Catholic Church
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church.
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Cardinal (Catholic Church)
A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church) is a senior ecclesiastical leader, considered a Prince of the Church, and usually an ordained bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Cardinal electors for the papal conclave, 1958
The cardinal electors in the 1958 papal conclave were 53, of whom 51 participated.
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Cardinal electors for the papal conclave, 1963
The cardinal electors in the 1963 papal conclave numbered 82, of whom 80 participated.
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Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church which contains the seat of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.
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Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, abbreviated CPA, CPCA or CCPA, is an organization established in 1957 by the People's Republic of China's Religious Affairs Bureau to supervise mainland China's Catholics.
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College of Cardinals
The College of Cardinals, formerly styled the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church.
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Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China (CPC), also referred to as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China.
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Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.
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Congregation of the Mission
Congregation of the Mission (Congregatio Missionis; CM) is a vowed, Roman Catholic society of apostolic life of priests and brothers founded by Vincent de Paul.
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Consecrator
In the Roman Catholic Church, a consecrator is a bishop who ordains a priest to the episcopal state.
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Cupimus Imprimis
Cupimus Imprimis (January 18, 1952) is an apostolic letter of Pope Pius XII to all the faithful in China regarding their persecutions and the persecution of the Catholic Church.
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Diocese
The word diocese is derived from the Greek term διοίκησις meaning "administration".
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Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states.
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Dogma
The term dogma is used in pejorative and non-pejorative senses.
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Ecclesiastical letter
Ecclesiastical letters are publications or announcements of the organs of Roman Catholic ecclesiastical authority, e.g. the synods, but more particularly of pope and bishops, addressed to the faithful in the form of letters.
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Encyclical
An encyclical was originally a circular letter sent to all the churches of a particular area in the ancient Roman Church.
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Fu Jen Catholic University
Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen) is a top private university in New Taipei, Taiwan.
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Georg Weig
Georg Weig, SVD (Chinese name: Wei Changlu) (December 14, 1883—October 3, 1941) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Heart
The heart is a muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system.
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Henri Streicher
Henri Streicher (29 July 1863 – 7 June 1952) was a Roman Catholic missionary bishop who served as Vicar Apostolic of Uganda from 1897 to 1933.
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Holy orders
In the Christian churches, Holy Orders are ordained ministries such as bishop, priest or deacon.
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Holy See
The Holy See (Santa Sede; Sancta Sedes), also called the See of Rome, is the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, the episcopal see of the Pope, and an independent sovereign entity.
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Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
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Illinois
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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John of Montecorvino
John of Montecorvino or Giovanni da Montecorvino in Italian (1247–1328) was an Italian Franciscan missionary, traveller and statesman, founder of the earliest Roman Catholic missions in India and China, and archbishop of Peking.
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Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis (then more precisely called metropolitan archbishop); that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.
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Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to proselytize and/or perform ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.
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Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans—children whose biological parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to take care of them.
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Our Lady of China
Our Lady of China (Simplified Chinese: 中华圣母, Traditional Chinese: 中華聖母, pinyin: Zhōnghuá Shèngmǔ) is the name given to an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Donglu, China, first appearing in 1900.
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Papal conclave, 1958
Following the death of Pope Pius XII on 9 October 1958, the papal conclave of 1958 met from 25 to 28 October and on the eleventh ballot elected Angelo Roncalli, Patriarch of Venice, to succeed him.
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Papal conclave, 1963
The papal conclave of 1963 was convoked following the death of Pope John XXIII on 3 June that year in the Apostolic Palace.
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Papal consistory
In the Roman Catholic Church a consistory is a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals called by the pope.
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Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII (Ioannes; Giovanni; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli,; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963 and was canonized on 27 April 2014.
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Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI (Paulus VI; Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978) reigned from 21 June 1963 to his death in 1978.
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Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII (Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (2 March 18769 October 1958), was the Pope of the Catholic Church from 2 March 1939 to his death.
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Priest
A priest or priestess (feminine) is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.
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Priesthood in the Catholic Church
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church (for similar but different rules among Eastern Catholics see Eastern Catholic Church) are those of bishop, presbyter (more commonly called priest in English), and deacon.
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Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty, also known as the Qing Empire, officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912.
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Qingdao
Qingdao (also spelled Tsingtao) is a city in eastern Shandong Province on the east coast of China.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing (Archidioecesis Pechimensis) is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese in PR China.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei (Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yangon (Archidioecesis Yangonensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Myanmar.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao (Zimtaoven(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan in PR China.
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Santa Maria in Via
Santa Maria in Via is a basilica church in Rome.
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council, fully the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican and informally known as addressed relations between the Catholic Church and the modern world.
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Seminary
Seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, Early-Morning Seminary, and divinity school are educational institutions for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy, academia, or ministry.
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Shandong
Shandong (formerly romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the East China region.
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Society of the Divine Word
The Society of the Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini, abbreviated SVD), popularly called Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a missionary religious congregation in the Latin Church, one of the 24 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church.
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Stanislaus Lo Kuang
Archbishop Stanislaus Lo Kuang (羅光; Hanyu pinyin: Luo Guang; 1 January 1911 – 28 February 2004) served as bishop of Tainan from 1961 to 1966, when he was appointed archbishop of Taipei.
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Superstition
Superstition is a pejorative term for any belief or practice that is considered irrational: for example, if it arises from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or causality, a positive belief in fate or magic, or fear of that which is unknown.
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Taipei
Taipei, officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China, "ROC").
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.
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Tian (surname)
Tián, or T'ien in Wade-Giles, is the 34th most common Chinese surname.
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Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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White Fathers
The Missionaries of Africa, commonly known as the White Fathers or the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (French: Pères Blancs; post-nominals: M. Afr.) are a Roman Catholic society of apostolic life.
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Yanggu County, Shandong
Yanggu County is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering the narrow strip of Henan province to the south.
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Yanzhou District
Yanzhou (postal: Yenchow) is a district and former county-level city under the administration of Jining, in the southwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Tien_Ken-sin
