Thomas Tien Ken-sin

His Eminence

Thomas Tien Ken-hsin

SVD
Cardinal
Archbishop of Peking
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdiocesePeking
ProvinceHopeh
SeeBeijing
Installed1946
Term endedJuly 24, 1967
PredecessorPaul Léon Cornelius Montaigne
SuccessorMatthias Pei Shang-de
Other postCardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Via
Previous posts
  • Prefect of Yangku (1934–1939)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Yangku (1939–1942)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Qingdao (1942–1946)
  • Bishop of Qingdao (1946)
  • Titular Bishop of Ruspae (1939–1946)
Orders
OrdinationJune 9, 1918
ConsecrationOctober 29, 1939
Created cardinalFebruary 18, 1946
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born(1890-10-24)October 24, 1890
Chantsui, Yanggu, Shandong Province, Qing China
DiedJuly 24, 1967(1967-07-24) (aged 76)
Taipei, Taiwan
BuriedSt. Joseph the Wonder Worker Church (Cardinal Tien Memorial Church), Chiayi City
NationalityRepublic of China
ParentsKilian Tien Ken-sin
Maria Yang
Coat of arms
Styles of
Thomas Tien Ken-sin
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleCardinal
Informal styleCardinal
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tien/Tian.

Thomas Tien Ken-sin SVD (Chinese: 田耕莘; pinyin: Tián Gēngxīn; October 24, 1890 – July 24, 1967) was a Chinese cardinal of the Catholic Church and chair of Fu Jen Catholic University. He served as archbishop of Peking from 1946 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.

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