Paul Shan Kuo-hsi | |
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| Cardinal,Bishop of Kaohsiung | |
.jpg) Cardinal Shan | |
| See | Kaohsiung |
| Installed | 17 June 1991 |
| Term ended | 5 January 2006 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Cheng Tien-Siang |
| Successor | Peter Liu Cheng-chung |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest ofSan Crisogono (1998–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1955 |
| Consecration | 1980 |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 1998 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1924-12-03)3 December 1924 |
| Died | 22 August 2012(2012-08-22) (aged 87) New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | INSTAURARE OMNIA IN CHRISTO |
| Styles of Paul Shan Kuo-hsi | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Kaohsiung (emeritus) |
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi,S.J. (Chinese:單國璽;pinyin:Shàn Guóxǐ; 3 December 1924 – 22 August 2012) was acardinal in theCatholic Church. He was at times thebishop ofHualien andKaohsiung,Taiwan, and the chairman ofFu Jen Catholic University.
Kuo-hsi was born inPuyang,Zhili province (nowPuyang,Henan province) of China.[1] He joined theSociety of Jesus on September 11, 1946, took religious vows, September 12, 1948, and final vows on February 2, 1963. He was ordained on March 18, 1955, inBaguio,Philippines.[1]
He attended St. Joseph Regional Seminary, Chiughsien and then Berchmans College,Manila, where he earned alicentiate inphilosophy. He went on to attend Bellarmine College, Baguio, Philippines, being awarded a licentiate in theology. He also attended the Xavier University earning a diploma in education science and finally thePontifical Gregorian University inRome where he was awarded adoctorate in theology.[2] Besides Mandarin, his first language, he also spoke Latin, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
After his ordination to the priesthood in 1955, he did further studies in Novaliches from 1955 to 1957. He then served as director of the Chinese section of Sacred Heart School,Cebu from 1957 to 1959, after which he took time to pursue doctoral studies in Rome. He served as assistant master of novices in Thu Duc, Vietnam, from 1959 to 1963, then master of novices and rector of Manresa House,Changhua, Taiwan from 1963 to 1970. He went on to serve asrector of St. Ignatius Institute inTaipei from 1970 to 1976 and president of the Catholic Schools Association, Taiwan, from 1972 to 1976. He was appointedepiscopal vicar of Taipei in 1976, holding the post until 1979.[2]
He was appointedBishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Hualien, inHualien, Taiwan, on November 15, 1979, byPope John Paul II, and after his episcopal consecration was installed as Bishop of Hualien on February 14, 1981. After his service there, he was transferred and appointed Bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung, inKaohsiung,Taiwan, also by Pope John Paul II, on March 4, 1991. He was installed as Bishop of Kaohsiung on June 17, 1991.[2]
He was appointedCardinal-Priest of theTitulusS. Chrysogoni byPope John Paul II on February 21, 1998, and was, following the death of CardinalIgnatius Kung in 2000, and then CardinalJohn Wu in 2002, and before the elevation of CardinalJoseph Zen, the only known livingChinese Cardinal. (A Cardinal appointedin pectore by Pope John Paul II in 2003 was rumored to reside inmainland China, but that appointment expired with the Pontiff's death since the Cardinal's name was never published.) He retired in January 2006 and died on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, after apneumonia infection, having suffered fromlung cancer since his diagnosis in August 2006, eight months after his retirement.[1][3]
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| Preceded by Bernard Yago | Cardinal Priest ofSan Crisogono 1998–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Hualien 1979–1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Joseph Cheng | Bishop of Kaohsiung 1991–2006 | Succeeded by Peter Liu |
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