Joseph Gao Hongxiao

Joseph Gao Hongxiao (Chinese: 高宏效; pinyin: Gāo Hóngxiāo; born 1945) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng since 2007.

Joseph Gao Hongxiao
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng
ChurchCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kaifeng
ProvinceKaifeng
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng
Installed2007
PredecessorJohn Baptist Liang Xisheng
Personal details
Born1945 (age 75–76)
China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.

Biography

Gao Hongxiao became a Catholic priest within the Franciscans, and served in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang of Shaanxi Province. On October 27, 2000, another pastor, Antonius Zong Changfeng of Zhouzhi (also in Shaanxi), was ordained a coadjutor bishop of Kaifeng, but as the Communist government objected, he did not move to Kaifeng. Thus, he had to continue to work, as if he were a regular priest in Zhouzhi. Since he belonged to the underground church, he also had to stay hidden from time to time. Gao also had to stay hidden. On September 23, 2007, John Baptist Liang Xisheng, died at the age of 84, and Gao automatically became the Bishop.[1]

References
  1. 中国华中河南开封教区「地下」梁希圣主教安息主怀. radiovaticana.va (in Chinese). 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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