Matthias Duan Yinming

Matthias Duan Yinming (Chinese: 段荫明; 22 February 1908 - 10 January 2001) was a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sichuan, China.

Matthias Duan Yinming
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian
Native name	段荫明
Province	Sichuan
Installed	1949
Term ended	2001
Predecessor	Francis Xavier Wang Zepu
Successor	Joseph Xu Zhixuan
Orders
Ordination	1953
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1908 Dachuan District, Dazhou, Sichuan, Qing dynasty
Died	January 10, 2001 (aged 92) Beijing, China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Urban University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	段蔭明
Simplified Chinese	段荫明
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Duàn Yīnmíng

Biography

Duan was born in Dachuan District, Dazhou, Sichuan, on February 22, 1908, to a Catholic family, during the late Qing dynasty. He went to study at Pontifical Urban University in Rome in 1935. He was ordained a priest in 1938.[1]

In 1944, he was appointed president of the Shiguang Catholic Church. On June 9, 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed Duan as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian. He was ordained bishop on October 18 of that same year.[1]

After the establishment of the Communist State, he successively served as director of the Sichuan Catholic Partnership, member of the China Catholic Partnership, vice-chairman of Sichuan Catholic Partnership.[1]

In 1998, Pope John Paul II invited Duan to attend the special session of bishops in Asia. He could not travel without a passport.[1]

He died on January 10, 2001.[1]

References

1. 善表流芳千秋垂范. chinacatholic.org (in Chinese). 2010-12-31.