1956

Fr Pinna was an Albazinian, born in Beijing and son of Fr Nikita Du. He was ordained by Archbishop Victor in the autumn of 1950. Fr Pinna endured sufferings during the Cultural Revolution.

When he was a seminarian in Beijing he was known in Chinese as Du Ensheng. When he was serving at St Alexander church in Hankou, he was registered with the Chinese Religious Bureau as De Shuzhi.