Martin Poell

Martin Poell (Chinese: 艾定禄; pinyin: Ài Dìnglù; 20 March 1845 – 2 January 1891) was a Dutch Catholic missionary prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an from 1890 to 1891.^[1]

Martin Poell
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an
Church	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Changzhi
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an
Installed	20 June 1890
Term ended	2 January 1891
Predecessor	Luigi Moccagatta
Successor	Giovanni Antonio Hofman
Orders
Ordination	1869
Personal details
Born	(1845-03-20)20 March 1845 Weert, Limburg, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died	2 January 1891(1891-01-02) (aged 45) Lucheng County [zh], Shanxi, Qing Empire
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Biography

Martin Poell was born in Weert, Limburg, Kingdom of the Netherlands, on 20 March 1845. He joined the Franciscans in 1861. He was ordained a priest in 1869. In 1873, he was sent to the Qing Empire to preach, first in Hubei and then transferred to Shanxi. On 14 July 1888, Martin Poell and Albertus Odoricus Timmer arrived at Machang Village (now a suburb) of Lucheng County [zh]. On 20 June 1890, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an by the Holy See. On 2 January 1891, he died of typhoid fever in the village and was buried in the Sacred Heart Church at the age of 45.^[2]