Chinese cardinal of the Catholic Church and former Bishop of Hong Kong
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zen.The baptismal name is Joseph.
"Cardinal Zen" redirects here. For the music producer, see Cardinal Zen (musician).
His Eminence
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun
SDB
Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong
Cardinal Zen in his episcopal attire
Church
Catholic Church
See
Hong Kong
Installed
23 September 2002
Term ended
15 April 2009
Predecessor
John Baptist Wu
Successor
John Tong
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca (2006–present)
Orders
Ordination
11 February 1961 by Maurilio Fossati
Consecration
9 December 1996 by John Baptist Wu
Created cardinal
24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI
Personal details
Born
(1932-01-13) 13 January 1932 (age 92)
Shanghai, Republic of China
Nationality
Chinese
Denomination
Roman Catholicism
Previous post(s)
Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (1996–2002)
Motto
Ipsi Cura Est (English: "For he cares about you")[1]
Coat of arms
Ordination history of Joseph Zen
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by
Maurilio Fossati (Turin)
Date
11 February 1961
Place
Turin, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong)
Co-consecrators
Peter Shirayanagi (Tokyo) Charles Asa Schleck (Adj. Sec. Sacr. Cong. Prop. Fide)
Date
9 December 1996
Place
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, British Hong Kong
Cardinalate
Elevated by
Pope Benedict XVI
Date
24 March 2006
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Joseph Zen as principal consecrator
Luciano Capelli
21 October 2007
Styles of Joseph Zen
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
See
Hong Kong (Emeritus)
Joseph Zen
Traditional Chinese
陳日君
Simplified Chinese
陈日君
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Chén Rìjūn
Wade–Giles
Ch'en2 Jih4chün1
Yale Romanization
Chén R̀jyūn
IPA
[ʈʂʰə̌n ɻɻ̩̂tɕýn]
Wu
Shanghainese Romanization
[zəɲzəʔtɕyəɲ]
Hakka
Romanization
Cin2 Ngit5 Giun1[2]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Chàhn Yahtgwān
Jyutping
can4 jat6 gwan1
IPA
[tsʰɐ̏njɐ̀tkʷɐ́n]
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, SDB (Wu Chinese pronunciation:[zəɲzəʔtɕyəɲ], born 13 January 1932) is a retired Chinese cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Hong Kong from 2002 to 2009. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and has been outspoken on issues regarding human rights, political freedom, and religious liberty.
Zen's strong ties with the pro-democracy camp often attract criticism from the pro-Beijing camp and the government of the People's Republic of China.[3] He retired on 15 April 2009, but remains a strong pro-democracy influence in Hong Kong. On 11 May 2022 he was arrested by the National Security Police and later that day released on bail.[4]
^"Coat of Arms and Motto". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Association for Conversation of Hong Kong Indigenous Languages Online Dictionary for Hong Kong Hakka and Hong Kong Punti (Weitou dialect)
^Scimia, Emanuele (29 January 2020). "The Vatican Stays Away from the Hong Kong Crisis Due to Fears of Beijing's Retaliation". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^"Hong Kong police arrest retired Catholic cardinal on national security charges, release him on bail". 11 May 2022.
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