Aloysius Jin Luxian, SJ (simplified Chinese: 金鲁贤; traditional Chinese: 金魯賢; pinyin: Jīn Lǔxián; June 20, 1916 – April 27, 2013) was a Chinese Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Shanghai.
Biography
editBishop Aloysius Jin was born in Shanghai into a family that had been Catholic for generations. He was orphaned as a youth, losing his mother when he was 10 and his father when he was 14. He attended Catholic schools and in 1938, at the age of 22, he entered the Society of Jesus, subsequently being ordained in 1946. He studied in France, Germany and Italy, before returning to China in 1951.
He was arrested with his bishop and dozens of clergy and laity in 1955,[1] during major crackdown against the “counterrevolutionary clique” of Ignatius Kung Pin-mei of Shanghai. Shortly after his arrest, he began to cooperate with the Chinese government.[1]
He was subsequently released from prison in 1982 and became the founding rector of the Sheshan Major Seminary, outside of Shanghai.[2]
Bishop Jin was ordained bishop of Shanghai without Vatican approval in 1985.[1] As bishop, he focused on bringing the doctrine of the Patriotic Catholic Church in China in line with doctrine, ecclesiology, and liturgy of the Catholic Church.[1]
For decades, Jin did not seek a papal pardon or reconciliation with the Vatican, contending that doing so would compromise his ability to work with the Chinese government.[1] In 2006, he indicated his submission to papal authority privately,[1] the Holy See recognized him as Apostolic Administrator to bishop Msgr. Joseph Fan Zhongliang.[3][4]
Bibliography
edit- Jin, Luxian (2012). The memoirs of Jin Luxian, Volume one: Learning and Relearning 1916-1982. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789888139675.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Moody, Peter (2024). "The Vatican and Taiwan: An Anomalous Diplomatic Relationship". In Zhao, Suisheng (ed.). The Taiwan Question in Xi Jinping's Era: Beijing's Evolving Taiwan Policy and Taiwan's Internal and External Dynamics. London and New York: Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 9781032861661.
- ^ ucanews.com reporter (April 27, 2013). "Bishop Jin of Shanghai dead at 96". UCA News.
- ^ Wang, Zhichen (April 27, 2013). "Msgr. Aloysius Jin Luxian, official bishop of Shanghai, has died". AsiaNews.
- ^ South China Morning Post (Apr 28, 2013). "Shanghai Catholic bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian dies at 96". South China Morning Post.
External links
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- Aloysius Jin Luxian - Bishop of Shanghai, China-Center: China today 2007, Nr. 4–5, S. 153–155.
- Gianni Valente: Der weite Weg des Aloysius Jin Luxian, 30 Giorni, 5/2007