At that time there were 143 Catholic dioceses in China,but only about 20 bishops were Chinese nationals -- and they were powerless -- a good indication of the semi-feudal and semi-colonial nature of the old Chinese society.

• 当时，全国143个天主教教区，只有20余个主教是中国籍，而且还处于无权的地位，这是旧中国半封建半殖民地社会性质的一种表现。