Dominic Tang

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Dominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. (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 the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See.

He was born in Hong Kong and was ordained a priest of the Society of Jesus at the age of 33 on 31 May 1941. On 1 October 1950 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Canton (Guangzhou), and on 13 February 1951 was ordained titular bishop of Elateia.

Bishop Tang was arrested on February 8, 1958, and spent more than 22 years in prison until his release on June 8, 1980. He recounted his experience in his memoir, How Inscrutable His Ways! (St. Aidan Press, 1987).

On 26 May 1981, at the age of 73, he was appointed Archbishop of Canton (Guangzhou). He died in Stamford, Connecticut at age 87 and was buried at Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Santa Clara, California.

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