Philippe François Zéphirin Guillemin
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Philippe François Zéphyrin Guillemin (Chinese: 明稽章) (March 16, 1814 - April 5, 1886) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
He was born in Vuillafans, Doubs, France.
He was appointed titular bishop of Cybistra in 1856 and was ordained bishop in 1857.
He was the first vicar apostolic of Guangdong from November 16, 1853, to April 5, 1886.
He oversaw the construction project of the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Guangzhou, although he did not see its completion, since he died two years before.
He died in Besançon.
Works
- Guillemin, Philippe François Zéphirin (1870). Lettres sur l'erection de la chapelle de S. François Xavier dans l'île de Sancian et autres faits récents de la mission (in French). Rome: Imprimerie de la Propagande, P. Marietti.
Further reading
- Gervaix, Jean François Régis (1919). Zéphyrin Guillemin : évêque de Cybistra, préfet apostolique de Canton (1814-1886). Macao : Imprimerie de l'Orphelinat de l'Immaculée-conception.
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