Odoric Cheng Hede

Cheng Hede (Chinese: 成和德; 22 July 1873 - 14 November 1928) was a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hubei, China.^[1]

Odoric Cheng Hede
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi
Cheng in 1927
Native name	成和德
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi
Province	Hubei
Installed	March 21, 1924
Term ended	November 13, 1928
Predecessor	New position
Successor	Joseph Zhang Jing-xiu
Orders
Ordination	28 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI
Personal details
Born	(1873-07-22)July 22, 1873 Laohekou, Hubei, Qing dynasty
Died	November 14, 1928(1928-11-14) (aged 55) Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Chinese name
Chinese	成和德
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chéng Hédé

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Biography

Cheng was born in Laohekou, Hubei, on July 22, 1873. Cheng primarily studied at Chayuangou Catholic Church (Chinese: 茶园沟修道院). In 1883 he went to study in Italy.

In January 1903 he returned to China and that same year became vice president of Chayuangou Catholic Church, where he worked there for 14 years. He wrote piety books and historical works, translated Saint Francis of Assisi's rule from Italian to Chinese, and wrote an Italian grammar book intended for Chinese readers.

On March 2, 192, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi by the Pope Pius XI. On May 15, he attended the National Catholic Bishop Conference in Shanghai.

On October 28, 1926, he and five other Chinese priests (Philippus Zhao Huaiyi, Simon Zhu Kaimin, Hu Ruoshan, Melchior Sun De-zhen, and Chen Guodi) were ordained bishops by Pope Pius XI in Rome. Then they had traveled to France, Belgium and other countries.

Cheng returned to China in 1927. He died in Hengyang, Hunan, on November 13, 1928. He was buried in Puqi.