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Bishop Joseph Sylvester Espelage

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Bishop Joseph Sylvester Espelage

Birth
Ohio, USA
Death
25 Oct 1940 (aged 63)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Burial
Wuhan, Hubei, China Add to Map
Plot
Lot No. 1, Grave No. 2
Memorial ID
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Chinese name: 艾原道

Titular Bishop of Oreus.

Franciscan who pioneered the American Catholic missionary presence in Wuchang and later became its first Bishop.

Son of Bernard and Clara (Schottelkotte) Espelage. Biological brother of Most Rev. Bernard Espelage, Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico.
Chinese name: 艾原道

Titular Bishop of Oreus.

Franciscan who pioneered the American Catholic missionary presence in Wuchang and later became its first Bishop.

Son of Bernard and Clara (Schottelkotte) Espelage. Biological brother of Most Rev. Bernard Espelage, Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico.

Gravesite Details

Information from "Letters of an American Missionary in China-II", Catholic Missions, Volumes 1-2, p.56; Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad 1940.



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