The Reverend Nicholas Kao Se Tseien | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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高師謙 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kao in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 January 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 December 2007 (aged 110 years, 330 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Amoy University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Oldest living Catholic priest | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Order | Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Joy Abbey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 高師謙 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 高师谦 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Kao Se Tseien O.C.S.O. (traditional Chinese: 高師謙; simplified Chinese: 高师谦; Cantonese Yale: Gōu Sī-hīm; Jyutping: Gou1 Si1him1; pinyin: Gāo Shīqiān; 15 January 1897[1] – 11 December 2007),[2] was a Chinese Trappist priest in Hong Kong who was the oldest-living Catholic priest and also the oldest person ever to have had a cataract operation, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.[1][3]
- ^ a b Mitchell, Justin (8 October 2005). "Priest confesses secrets of longevity". The Standard. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Secluded in Lantau Island, the longest-lived Hong Kong native, 110 day old man died 隱居大嶼山修道 最長壽的香港人110歲人瑞逝世". Apple Daily appledaily.atnext.com (in Chinese). 12 December 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Reportage at Vatican Radio, January 18, 2007 Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine