John Wu

Religious Leader

Birthday May 26, 1925

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace China

DEATH DATE Sep 23, 2002 (77)

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About

Twentieth-century Cardinal and Bishop who presided over the Catholic Church of Hong Kong.

Before Fame

Beginning in 1940, he was educated at the Ka-ying Seminary in his native China.

Trivia

He responded to the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident by writing a letter to other Catholic figures that called for democracy and justice in China.

Family Life

He was born and raised in China's Guangdong Province.

Associated With

Pope Paul VI appointed Wu as Bishop of Hong Kong's Roman Catholic Diocese in 1975.