Making disciples of all nations: Bishop Carlo van Melckebeke and his apostolate to overseas Chinese 1953–77

This article investigates the understudied mission of Bishop Carlo van Melckebeke CICM as Apostolic Visitor for the Chinese overseas from 1953 to his retirement in 1970. Although Chinese had settled overseas from as far back as the twelfth century, the Catholic Church never had a significant presenc...

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20th century
Belgium
Catholic churches
Catholicism
Catholics
China
Christianity
Cold War
Cold War, 1945-1991
Colonialism
Communism
Cultural identity
Diaspora
Ethnic groups
Ethnocentrism
Evangelicalism
Founding
Malaysia
Minority & ethnic groups
Missionaries
Nationalism
Philippines
Political parties
Religious congregations
Religious identity
Religious missions
Religious organizations
Retirement
Roman Catholicism
Seminarians
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Spirituality
Taiwan
Templer, Gerald
Transnationalism
Vatican City
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