RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei

1901 - 2000

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Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (simplified Chinese: 龚品梅; traditional Chinese: 龔品梅; pinyin: Gōng Pǐnméi; Wade–Giles: Kung P'in-mei; 2 August 1901 – 12 March 2000) was a Chinese Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Shanghai from 1950 until his death in 2000. He spent 30 years in prison for defying attempts by China's Communist Party to control Catholics in the country through the government-approved Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. At the time of his death in exile in the United States, he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals, to which he was secretly appointed by Pope John Paul II in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei is the 1,320th most popular religious figure (up from 1,983rd in 2019), the 454th most popular biography from China (up from 743rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei ranks 1,320 out of 3,187. Before him are Joshua the High Priest, Simeon Stylites the Younger, Mauro Piacenza, Saint Publius, Śāntarakṣita, and Augustin Bea. After him are Mark of Ephesus, Seán Brady, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Bao Xishun, Ibn Qudamah, and Odilo of Cluny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei ranks 84. Before him are Milada Horáková, Rudolf Caracciola, Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, Yang Kaihui, Ödön von Horváth, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. After him are Hendrik Verwoerd, Melvyn Douglas, Nicola Abbagnano, Ub Iwerks, Ludolf von Alvensleben, and Eric Voegelin. Among people deceased in 2000, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei ranks 75. Before him are Don Budge, Michael Smith, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Loretta Young, Lazar Koliševski, and Heinz Harmel. After him are Giorgio Bassani, Ivan Stambolić, Fulcanelli, Libertad Lamarque, Franck Pourcel, and Baden Powell.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei ranks 454 out of 1,610. Before him are Guo Moruo (1892), Yuen Biao (1957), Emperor Jingzong of Liao (948), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Emperor Shang of Tang (695), and Sima Xiangru (-179). After him are Yen Chia-kan (1905), Chen Sheng (-250), Bao Xishun (1951), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Cai Yong (133), and Wei Qing (-150).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei ranks 9. Before him are Huineng (638), Je Tsongkhapa (1357), Yijing (635), Joseph Zen (1932), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), and Dazu Huike (487). After him are Bao Xishun (1951), Shaohao (null), Rabban Bar Sauma (1220), Jianzhen (688), Sengcan (529), and Gan Ji (101).

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