John Huo Cheng (; 1 February 1926 – 2 January 2023) was a Chinese Roman Catholic bishop.

Life

Bishop Huo was born in 1926. After practicing Taoism, he joined the theological seminary and on 14 May 1954 was ordained a priest. During the Cultural Revolution, he was detained and sent to a labour camp, where he spent time from 1966 until his release in 1980. He was consecrated as a diocesan bishop of Fenyang on 4 September 1991 and was recognised both by the Holy See and by the Chinese government.

John Huo Cheng

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1926 births

2023 deaths

People from Shanxi

20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in China

21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in China

Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II

Chinese prisoners and detainees

Prisoners and detainees of the People's Republic of China

John Huo Cheng