Joseph Julian Oste (Chinese: 德化隆; pinyin: Dé Huàlóng; March 28, 1893 – January 19, 1971) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol between 1948 and 1971.
[1] Joseph Julian Oste was born in Zele, Flemish Region, Belgium, on March 28, 1893.
After Louis Janssens's resignation, he was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol.
In December 1953, the Communist government expelled him from China, he arrived in British Hong Kong by a cruise ship from Tianjin and preached there for 17 years.
On January 19, 1971, he died of leukemia, aged 77.