Dominic Tang

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Dominic Tang Yee-ming

Archbishop of Canton
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceCanton
SeeCanton
PredecessorAntoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet
Previous post(s)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Canton (1950–1981)
  • Titular Bishop of Elatea (1950–1981)
Orders
Ordination31 May 1941
Consecration13 February 1951
by Gustave-Joseph Deswazières
Personal details
Born(1908-05-13)13 May 1908
Died27 June 1995(1995-06-27) (aged 87)
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
BuriedSanta Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara, California, United States
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoUt omnes unum sint
(English: That they all may be one)
Coat of armsDominic Tang Yee-ming's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Dominic Tang
History
Priestly ordination
Date31 May 1941
PlaceShanghai, Republic of China
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byGustave-Joseph Deswazières (Pakhoi)
Date13 February 1951
PlaceCanton, China
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Dominic Tang as principal consecrator
Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'un11 April 1992
Source(s):[1][2]
Styles of
Dominic Tang Yee-ming
Reference styleHis Excellency
The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Dominic Tang Yee-ming SJ (Simplified Chinese: 邓以明; Traditional Chinese: 鄧以明; Pinyin: Dèng Yǐmíng; Wade-Giles: Teng I-ming; May 13, 1908 – June 27, 1995) was a Chinese Jesuit priest. Appointed Bishop in 1951 and later archbishop of Canton, he spent twenty-two years in jail for his loyalty to the Catholic Church and died in exile in the United States.

  1. ^ "Archbishop Dominic Tang Yee-ming (Deng Yiming)". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (June 29, 1995). "Dominic Tang Yiming, 87, Dies; Archbishop in Exile From China". The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2020.