Francis Wang Xueming

Francis Wang Xueming (simplified Chinese: 王学明; traditional Chinese: 王學明; pinyin: Wang Xueming; October 4, 1910 – February 10, 1997) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan between 1951 and 1997.[1] He was a member of the 6th and 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Francis Wang Xueming
Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan
ChurchCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Hohhot
ProvinceSuiyuan
InstalledAugust 19, 1951
Term endedFebruary 10, 1997
PredecessorLouis Morel
SuccessorJohn Baptist Wang Xixian
Orders
OrdinationJuly 28, 1935
Personal details
Born(1910-10-04)October 4, 1910
Dalad Banner, Mongolia, Qing China
DiedFebruary 10, 1997(1997-02-10) (aged 86)
People's Republic of China
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

Wang was born in the town of Wang'aizhao, Dalad Banner, on October 4, 1910. He was ordained a priest on July 28, 1935.[2]

On August 19, 1951, the Holy See appointed him as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan[3] to replace Louis Morel, who resigned. He was consecrated on October 7.

Wang was arrested in 1955, charged with ‘contact with foreigners’ and detained for two years; he was arrested again in 1968 and detained for six months, after which he left the church for ten years.[2] During this time, there was pressure for Wang (and other clergy) to get married, which was against their clerical rules; there is no definite evidence that Wang ever married.[2] He returned to his work as Archbishop in 1980.[4] Archbishop Wang went on to join the Chinese Catholic Bishops’ College.[3]

Wang died on February 10, 1997, aged 86.

References
  1. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan". gcatholic.org. 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Holy Spirit Study Centre website, Three Cases: Challenges to the Church during the Cultural Revolution, by Anthony Lam, published in Tripod, No 182, Autumn 2016, page 120
  3. UCANews website, First Two China-appointed Bishops in Inner Mongolia Ordained since 1957, article dated November 13, 1990
  4. Holy Spirit Study Centre website, Chinese Catholic Bishops appointed in China by Pope Pius XII, 1949 to 1955, by Anthony Lam Siu-ki, page 5
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