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Georg Weig

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Installed
  
June 15, 1928

Successor
  
Thomas Tien Ken-sin

Predecessor
  
None

Consecration
  
September 23, 1926


Nationality
  
German

Ordination
  
February 2, 1907

Name
  
Georg Weig

Term ended
  
October 3, 1941

Georg Weig

Diocese
  
Vicariate Apostolic of Qingdao

Other posts
  
Vicar Apostolic of Qingdao

Born
  
December 14, 1883 Beratzhausen, Germany (
1883-12-14
)

Buried
  
St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao

Died
  
October 3, 1941, Qingdao, China

Place of burial
  
St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao, China

Georg Weig, SVD (Chinese name: Wei Changlu) (December 14, 1883—October 3, 1941) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Qingdao (March 18, 1925—June 20, 1928) and Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao. Bishop Weig's Chinese name was Wei Changlu.

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St. Michael's Cathedral was built and consecrated during Bishop Weig's reign, and he is entombed there. The inscription over his tomb is written in Latin and Chinese, and reads:

Hic

Dormit in Christo
Excellentia Dominus
Dr Georg Weig S.V.D. Primus Vicarius Apostolicus de Tsingtao.
Qui hanc ecclesiam a primis episcopatus sui annis miro animi vigore exstruendam navabat eamque S. Michaeli principi militiae caelestis dedicans die 28.X.1934 sollemniter consecravit.
Exstitit vigilans fidelium pastor animarium juventutis studiosae assiduus fautor. Missionariorum suorum dux prudens providusque pater.
Natus 14.XII.1883 Sacerdos ordinatus 10.II.1907. Episcopus consecratus 23.IX.1926 Piissime Obdormivit in Domino 3.X.1941 R.I.P

His tomb is damaged, having been defaced during the Cultural Revolution, and this is evident from the photo.

References

Georg Weig Wikipedia