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Domenico Luca Capozi
Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
ChurchCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
Installed12 January 1940
Term ended1983
PredecessorAgapito Augusto Fiorentini
SuccessorBenedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin
Orders
Ordination8 August 1926
Personal details
Born(1899-03-09)9 March 1899
Pofi, Frosinone, Kingdom of Italy
Died30 December 1991(1991-12-30) (aged 92)
DenominationRoman Catholic

Domenico Luca Capozi (Chinese: 李路加; pinyin: Lǐ Lùjiā; 9 March 1899 – 30 December 1991) was an Italian Catholic missionary prelate and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan from 1940 to 1983.

Biography

Domenico Luca Capozi was born in Pofi, Frosinone, Kingdom of Italy, on 9 March 1899. He joined the Franciscans in 1915. He was ordained a priest on 8 August 1926. That same year, he came to China to preach. On 12 January 1940, he was appointed vicar apostolic of Taiyuanfu, and became archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan on 11 April 1946. He retired in 1983.

Domenico Luca Capozi died on 30 December 1991, at the age of 92.

References

  1. Lu, Anrong (2004). 基督教的传播与近代山西社会早期现代化 [The Spreading of Christianity and the Early Modernization of Shanxi Society] (PDF) (in Chinese and English). Taiyuan, Shanxi: Shanxi University. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byAgapito Augusto Fiorentini Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
1940–1983
Succeeded byBenedict Bonaventura Zhang Xin
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