Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe

Father Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe (1877-1940) was a Roman Catholic missionary to China whose advocacy led the pope to appoint the first native Chinese bishops. Born in Belgium, he chose to become a Chinese citizen at a time when missionaries, like all Westerners, enjoyed legal privileges in China, including immunity from Chinese law. He was captured by the Chinese Communists in 1940 and died later that year. [ cite journal | last = Bays | first = Daniel | year = 2008 | month = Spring | title = From Foreign Mission to Chinese Church | journal = Christian History & Biography | issue = 98 | pages = 9-10 ]

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