Thomas Tien Ken-sin, SVD (田耕莘; Hanyu pinyin: Tián Gēngxīn) (October 24, 1890—July 24, 1967) was a Chinese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and chair of Fu Jen Catholic University. He served as Archbishop of Peking from 1946 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
Read more about Thomas Tien Ken-sin: Background: The Church in China, 1939–1958, Biography, Influence
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