RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Baptist Wu

1925 - 2002

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John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung (Chinese: 胡振中; Cantonese Yale: Wu Cheng-chung; 26 March 1925 – 23 September 2002) was the fifth Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong and the first cardinal from that diocese. He was a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Baptist Wu is the 2,823rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,591st in 2019), the 907th most popular biography from China (down from 893rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Baptist Wu ranks 2,823 out of 3,187. Before him are Pertinax of Byzantium, Gerhard von Rad, Paul Yü Pin, Adoniram Judson, Vincentas Sladkevičius, and Gaetano Bedini. After him are Karolina Kózka, Seaxburh of Ely, Savio Hon, Claude Dagens, Walter Breuning, and Mother Angelica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, John Baptist Wu ranks 382. Before him are Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Sándor Gellér, Tony Benn, Toma Caragiu, Alain Peyrefitte, and Mal Waldron. After him are Ron Tauranac, Ruth First, Olga Aroseva, Bert Bolin, Károly Makk, and Jean Cau. Among people deceased in 2002, John Baptist Wu ranks 245. Before him are Eduard Gufeld, Yelena Gorchakova, Lily Carlstedt, John Eriksen, Mal Waldron, and Marianne Hoppe. After him are Kevin Smith, Jack Kruschen, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Regīna Ezera, Sándor Mátrai, and Pasieguito.

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In China

Among people born in China, John Baptist Wu ranks 907 out of 1,610. Before him are Xie Fuzhi (1909), Lin Shu (1852), Flossie Wong-Staal (1946), Keye Luke (1904), Paul Yü Pin (1901), and Ding Xuexiang (1962). After him are Liang Shuming (1893), Dilraba Dilmurat (1992), Ji Pengfei (1910), Zhou Xun (1974), Wang Shimin (1592), and Ma Long (1988).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In China

Among religious figures born in China, John Baptist Wu ranks 22. Before him are Mang of Xia (null), Witness Lee (1905), Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1890), Hsing Yun (1927), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), and Paul Yü Pin (1901). After him are Trinley Thaye Dorje (1983), Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (1989), Ogyen Trinley Dorje (1985), and Xuecheng (1966).

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