Nicholas Han Jide


Nicholas Han Jide is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pingliang since 1999. He is a member of the Standing Committee of Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.

Biography

Nicholas Han Jide was born in China in 1940. He was ordained a priest at the St. Joseph's Church in Qingyang on September 19, 1996, as a member of the Underground Church by Philippe Ji Ma, Bishop of Pingliang. On September 5, 1999, he became Bishop of Pingliang. He was replaced by Pope Benedict XVI.