Eustachio Zanoli

Most Reverend Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli, O.F.M. Ref.
Apostolic Vicar of Hupeh
Archdiocese	Hankou
Appointed	12 September 1862
Predecessor	Bishop Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. Ref.
Successor	Bishop Vincenzo Epiphane Carlassare, O.F.M. Ref.
Orders
Ordination	19 February 1854
Consecration	15 September 1861 by Bishop Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. Ref.
Personal details
Born	12 May 1831 Nonantola, Italy
Died	17 May 1883(1883-05-17) (aged 52) China
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Bishop Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli, O.F.M, was an Italian missionary of the Order of Friar Minor. Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Hupeh, now Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou.[1][2] He was founder of the Catholic hospital in Wuhan, now Central Hospital of Wuhan.[3]

Early life

Zanoli was born on 12 May 1831 in Nonantola, Italy.[4]

Priesthood

On 19 February 1854, Zanoli was ordained a priest.[4]

Episcopate

Zanoli was appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh, China and Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia on 7 August 1857. He was consecrated as a bishop on 15 September 1861 by Bishop Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. Ref. He succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh, China on 12 September 1862. He was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh, China on 2 September 1870 and Apostolic Administrator of Northwestern Hupeh, China in 1871. In 1876, he resigned from his services as Apostolic Administrator of Northwestern Hupeh, China.[4]

Mission in China

In 1886 Zanoli invited the Canossians to Wuhan to provide social service in the Catholic Hospital of Hankou which he established in 1880.[5][6][3]

Death

Zanoli died in China on 17 May 1883.[4]

References

1. "Archdiocese of Hankou 漢口, China". GCatholic. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Z | Bishops in China". www.bishops-in-china.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
3. Mares, Courtney. "China's first saint was martyred on a cross in Wuhan". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
4. "Bishop Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
5. "Chapel of the Canossian Daughters of Charity". en.hubei.gov.cn. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
6. Telegraph, The Catholic. "China's first saint was martyred on a cross in Wuhan". Catholic Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2020.