Francis Hsu

Chinese Roman Catholic bishop (1920-1973)
Person Human Q3081502

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19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 20, 1920
Date of death
May 23, 1973
Place of birth
Shanghai
Place of death
Hong Kong
Country of citizenship
People's Republic of China[7]
Position held
Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong, titular bishop, auxiliary bishop, apostolic administrator[8][9][10][11]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[21]
Family name
Hsu[18]
Given name
Francis[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Francis Hsu Chen-Ping en Bishop Francis Hsu Cheng-ping en Francis Hsu en Francis Xavier Xu Chengbin en Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping en Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) de Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-Ping es Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-Ping ko 서성빈 ko 쉬청빈 ko 프랜시스 쉬 pl Francis Xavier Hsu Chenping ru Фрэнсис Сюй zh 徐誠斌, zh 徐诚斌
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VIAF cluster ID
27363526
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80016804
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15117385z
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
cheph
FAST ID
50141
Freebase ID
/m/063bwv
GCatholic person ID
1792
IdRef ID
148826822
NLA Trove people ID
1316748
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
146827163
Prabook ID
2439626
SBN author ID
LIGV041818
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfCrqGqym7r87CVPQRtKd

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Summary

Born in Shanghai[1], he… he was born on February 20, 1920[2]. He died in Hong Kong[3]. He died on May 23, 1973[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Merton College[12], a college of the University of Oxford[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1264[26], headquartered in Oxford[27] and St. John's University[13], a university[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1879[30].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong[8]; titular bishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[31]; auxiliary bishop[10], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[32]; and apostolic administrator[11], a position[33].

FAQs

Where was Francis Hsu born?

Born in Shanghai[1].

Where did Francis Hsu die?

Francis Hsu passed away in Hong Kong[3].

What did Francis Hsu do for work?

Francis Hsu worked as Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Francis Hsu go to school?

Francis Hsu was educated at Merton College[12] and St. John's University[13].

What awards did Francis Hsu receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong[14].

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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