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Primum Concilium Sinense (Shanghai Council): History and Significance | International Symposium on the Centenary of the First Council for China (1924-2024)

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USJ Macao will host an International Symposium from June 26 – 29, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Council for China, held in Shanghai in 1924. This was the first plenary council of the Catholic Church in China.

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Macao is organising and hosting an International Symposium from June 26 – 29, 2024 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Council for China (Primum Concilium Sinense) held in Shanghai in 1924. This was the first plenary council of the Catholic Church in China. 

In 1924, Pope Pius XI’s Apostolic Delegate to China, Celso Costantini, gathered bishops, Vicars and Prefects Apostolic, religious provincials and superiors, and priests from all parts of China in the city of Shanghai for the Council for China. The Shanghai Council, solemnly inaugurated on 14 May and concluded on 12 June, was the first plenary Council in the history of the Catholic Church in China. Members of different nationalities and religious orders contributed to the issue of decrees on various aspects of ecclesiastical life in China. The decrees had a significant influence on evangelisation in the following decades.

The “International Symposium on the Centenary of the First Council for China (1924-2024)” aims to explore the history and significance of this First Council for China from diverse perspectives, including historical, theological, missiological, and interdisciplinary approaches. Scholars and experts from across the region will gather to share their knowledge and perspectives on this important event in the history of the Catholic Church in China.

This Symposium is sponsored by the Macao Foundation.

(Photo: Shanghai, May 15, 1924: the “Primum Concilium Sinense”, the First Council of the Catholic Church in China)

Conference Details:

Date: 27 – 29 June, 2024
Location: Don Bosco Auditorium, University of Saint Joseph, Macao SAR, China

Online Registration: https://forms.gle/bKyH2QqdFBFRdrM27 *

*There is no registration fee for attending the Symposium. We will offer lunch for free. Please remember to register online for your attendance for it will help us to prepare. 本會議不收取註冊費。會議主辦方亦會為通過網上註冊參與者提供免費午餐。

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For more information, please contact Dr. Thomas Cai at thomas.cai@usj.edu.mo.

PROGRAMME:

Primum Concilium Sinense (Shanghai Council): History and Significance – International Symposium on the Centenary of the First Council for China (1924-2024)

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26 June | Registration

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27 June | Shanghai Council: History and Inspiration  

Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm ,  2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Speakers:

Archbishop Dr. Savio Hon Tai Fai 韓大輝 (Apostolic Nuncio to Malta)
Prof. Gianni Criveller 柯毅霖 (PIME International Missionary School of Theology, Milan)
Prof. Anthony Lam Sui Ki 林瑞琪 (Hong Kong Shue Yan University)
Prof. Li Tian Gang 李天綱 (Fudan University)
Prof. Wang Mei Xiu 王美秀 (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Dr. Bibiana Wong Yee Ying黃懿縈 (Academia Sinica)
Dr. Li Peng Yun 李蓬雲 (Sun Yat-sen University)

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28 June| Shanghai Council and its Significance

Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm ,  2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Speakers:

Prof. Cindy Chu Yik Yi朱益宜 (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Prof. Zhu Xiao Hong 朱曉紅 (Fudan University)
Prof. Leopold Leeb 雷立柏 (Renmin University of China)
Prof. Franz Gassner 範聖言(University of Saint Joseph Macao)
Prof. Andrew Leong 梁展熙 (University of Saint Joseph Macao)
Dr. Pan Zhi Yuan 潘致遠 (Shanghai University)
Ms. Claire Chan Mo Chun 陳慕真 (The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong)
Mr. Keith Ip 葉家祺 (The Diocesan Office of Historical Archives and Patrimony, Diocese of Macao)

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29 June | Shanghai Council and Chinese Sacred Music

Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Speakers:

Prof. David Francis Urrows 余樂詩 (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Prof. Lionel Hong Li Xing 洪力行 (Fu Jen University)
Dr. Jean-Paul Wiest 魏揚波 Former Research Director of The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies

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