Cardinal Shan, 75 years old this year, joined the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) at age 23. He served in the Philippines and Vietnam, and earned a doctorate in theology at the Vatican.
單國璽今年七十五歲，二十三歲入耶穌會，曾於菲律賓、越南教區服務，並赴羅馬修得神學博士學位。