# Luo Wenzao

> Luo Wenzao was the first person of Chinese ethnicity to be appointed as a Catholic bishop. After the Qing dynasty proscribed Christianity and banished foreign missionaries in 1665, Luo became the only person in charge of the Catholic missions in China. In 1674, the Holy See first appointed Luo as a bishop. He declined it but accepted his second appointment in 1679. Due to opposition from Dominicans, he was consecrated as the apostolic vicar of Nanjing in 1685 and held the position until his death in 1691.

*First Chinese bishop*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1615
- **Died:** 1691-02-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [罗文藻](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BD%97%E6%96%87%E8%97%BB)
- [Luo Wen-cao](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luo_Wen-cao)
- [Gregory Luo Wenzao](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Luo_Wenzao)
- [Luo Wenzao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luo_Wenzao)
- [Luo Wenzao](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luo_Wenzao)
- [羅文藻](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%85%E6%96%87%E8%97%BB)
- [Gregorio Lopez](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorio_Lopez)
- [Gregory Luo Wenzao](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Luo_Wenzao)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5957387)

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