Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe
Belgian missionary; founded Tianjin Yishibao (1915-1949) · Belgium · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1877 to 1940 · aged 62
Father Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe was a Roman Catholic missionary to China whose advocacy contributed to Pope Pius XI's appointment of the first native Chinese bishops of modern times.
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Born in Belgium, he chose to become a Chinese citizen at a time when missionaries, like all Westerners, enjoyed legal privileges in China, including immunity from Chinese law. Lebbe advocated for the indigenization of the Catholic Church in China.
