Background
Kung, Ignatius Cardinal was born on August 2, 1901 in P'ou-tong, Shanghai, China.
Kung, Ignatius Cardinal was born on August 2, 1901 in P'ou-tong, Shanghai, China.
Apostolic administrator Souchou and Nanking, from 1950. Prisoner of conscience People's Republic of China, 1955—1985. Elevated to Sacred College Cardinals, 1979.
Formally invested titular Church St. Sixtus, from 1991.