ABOUT US
Our founder
Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-Sin
The history of our founder, Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-Sin:
| 1890/10/24 | Born in Zhangqiu, Shantung, China. He was weak and frail as a child, and his father passed away when he was age 8. Baptized age 12. |
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| 1918/06/09 | Ordained in Yanzhou, Shantung |
| 1931/03/07 | Joined SVD |
| 1939/10/29 | Consecrated Bishop |
| 1940/12/23 | Founded the congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of China in Chaocheng, in the Yanggu Diocese, Shantung. |
| 1946/02/18 | Named first Asian Cardinal by Pope Pius XII |
| 1967/07/24 | Passed away |
Our founder’s virtues
Obedience：A versatile tool in the hands of his superiors, always ready to be sent wherever he is required.
Zeal for missionary work：Zeal for missionary work: Traveling all over Western Shantung on only a bicycle, visiting parishioners and spreading God’s good news.
