Paul Yu Pin | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanking | |
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| Province | Nanking |
| See | Nanking |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest ofGesù Divin Lavoratore |
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| Ordination | 22 December 1928 by Giuseppe Palica |
| Consecration | 20 September 1936 by Mario Zanin |
| Created cardinal | 28 April 1969 byPope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | (1901-04-13)April 13, 1901 |
| Died | August 16, 1978(1978-08-16) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Restaurare omnia in Christo (English:To Restore all things in Christ) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Nanking |
Paul Yu Pin (Chinese:于斌;pinyin:Yú Bīn; 13 April 1901 – 16 August 1978) was a Chinesecardinal of theCatholic Church. He served asArchbishop of Nanking from 1946 until his death, having previously served as itsApostolic Vicar, and was elevated to thecardinalate in 1969.
Paul Yu Pin (Yu Bin) was born inHailun,Northeast China, to Yu Shuiyuan (于水源) and Xiao Aimei.Orphaned at age 7, he wasbaptized in 1914 after encounteringmissionary priests nearLansi, where he lived with his grandfather.[2] Yu attended the provincialnormal school inHeilongjiang, theJesuitAurora University inShanghai, and theseminary in Kirin before going toRome, where he studied at thePontifical Urbaniana University (earning hisdoctorate in theology) andPontifical Roman AthenaemS. Apollinare. He also studied at theRoyal University inPerugia, from where he obtained adoctoral degree inpolitics.
Yu wasordained to thepriesthood on 22 December 1928 by ArchbishopGiuseppe Palica, and then taught at the Urbaniana University until 1933, when he returned to China. Upon his return, he was named National Director ofCatholic Action,secretary of the Chinesenunciature, andInspector General ofCatholic schools in China.
On 17 July 1936, Yu was appointedApostolic Vicarof Nanking andTitular Bishop of Sozusa in Palaestina byPope Pius XI. He received hisepiscopal consecration on the following September 20 from ArchbishopMario Zanin, with BishopsSimon Tchu,SJ, andPaul Montaigne,CM, serving asco-consecrators, inBeijing. In 1937, theImperial Japanese Army tookNanjing and a reward of $100,000 was placed for the capture of Yu, who spentWorld War II in theUnited States.[2] There he planned in 1943 to establishemployment bureaus, available to Americanteachers,doctors, andtechnicians, in China.[3] Also that year, the Chinese cleric supported two bills before theHouse Immigration Committee that allowed Chinese toenter and becomecitizens of the United States under thequota system.[4] Yu, following his return to China, was promoted to the rank of aMetropolitanArchbishop when his vicariate was elevated as such byPope Pius XII on 11 April 1946.
In 1949, thenew Communist regime expelled him from hissee, and he was yet again forced to leave the country, resuming his exile in the United States. During this time, the Archbishop dedicated himself to helpingChinese Americans and raising funds forrefugees from Communist China inTaiwan, where he was maderectormagnifico ofFu Jen Catholic University in 1961. He was one of GeneralissimoChiang Kai-shek's closest advisors, and on the brink of McCarthyism, Archbishop Yü Pin made claims against Americans he thought were pro-Communist that turned out not to be true.[5]
Yü attended theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965.[6] During theCouncil he asked the Pope to address the issue ofcommunism; however the Council did not address communism or socialism.
Communism is a militant atheism and a crude materialism. In a word, it is a compilation of all heresies, and it must be treated as such, if the truth is to be defended. [The Council] must dispel the confusion created by the doctrine ofpeaceful co-existence, by the policy of the outstretched hand, and by Catholic communism, as it is called, all of which are stratagems calculated to assist communism and to create obscurity, doubt, or at least hesitation in the minds of Christians. In this matter the utmost clarity is now required.[7]
He was createdCardinal Priest ofGesù Divin Lavoratore byPope Paul VI in theconsistory of 28 April 1969. Upon his resignation as Fu Jen's rector on 5 August 1978, he was named itsGrand Chancellor. In 1976 he had become the first director ofDharma Realm Buddhist University's Institute for World Religions (now attached to Berkeley Buddhist Monastery).[8]
He died from aheart attack at age 77 in Rome, where he had gone to participate in theconclave following Pope Paul VI's death in August 1978.[9] Yu is interred in amausoleum on the campus ofFu Jen Catholic University inXinzhuang, Taipei County, in Taiwan.
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| Preceded by | Vicar Apostolic of Nanking 1936–1946 | Elevated to diocese |
| New diocese | Archbishop of Nanking | Succeeded by Francis Xavier Lu Xinping (de facto only; not recognized by the Holy See) |
| New creation | Cardinal-Priest ofGesù Divin Lavoratore 1969–1978 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | — TITULAR — Bishop of Sozusa in Palaestina 1936–1946 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President ofFu Jen Catholic University 1960–1978 | Succeeded by |
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