| His Eminence Paul Shan Kuo-hsi |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Kaosiung | |
Cardinal Shan |
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| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung |
| Enthroned | 17 June 1991 |
| Reign ended | 5 January 2006 (14 years, 202 days) |
| Predecessor | Joseph Cheng |
| Successor | Peter Liu |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1955 |
| Consecration | 1980 |
| Created Cardinal | 21 February 1998 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1923 Puyang, Zhili, China |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. (Chinese language: 單國璽; pinyin: Shàn Guóxǐ) (born December 3, 1923) is a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, was the Bishop of Hualien and Kaohsiung, chair of Fu Jen Catholic University.
Born in Puyang, Zhili province (now Puyang, Henan province) of China, Cardinal Shan was ordained on March 18, 1955 in Baguio, Philippines. He was elected Bishop of Hualien on November 15, 1979 and installed on February 14, 1980. He was appointed Bishop of Kaohsiung on March 4, 1991 and installed on June 17, 1991.
| Styles of Paul Shan Kuo-hsi |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Kaohsiung (emeritus) |
He was appointed Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Chrysogoni by Pope John Paul II on February 21, 1998 and is, following the death of Ignatius Kung in 2000 and John Wu in 2002, and before the elevation of Joseph Zen, the only known living Chinese cardinal (a cardinal appointed in pectore by John Paul II in 2003 was rumored to reside in mainland China, but that appointment expired with the Pontiff's death since the cardinal's name was never published). He retired in January 2006.
| Preceded by Matthew Kia |
Bishop of Hualien 1979–1991 |
Succeeded by Andrew Tsien |
| Preceded by Joseph Cheng |
Bishop of Kaohsiung 1991–2006 |
Succeeded by Peter Liu |