The Rev. Mother Alphonsine Forcade, Catholic nun, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1848 to 1850. She belonged to the Société des Missions étrangères de Paris (Society of Foreign Missions of Paris) 巴黎外方傳教會 which sent her to Hong Kong in response to the appeal made by her brother, The Rt. Rev. Theordorus-Augustinus Forcade, Prefect Apostolic of Hong Kong. She arrived here on September 12, 1848 and died on October 11, 1850 at the age of 33.
Selected Bibliography: Chung, Frederick, The Contribution of the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres in Hong Kong in the Twentieth Century, Hong Kong: the Chinese University of Hong Kong. France – Hong Kong, 160 ans d'histoires, online. Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives, online. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.
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