Nicholas Kao Se Tseien

Nicholas Kao Se Tseien (January 15, 1897 - December 11, 2007) was a Chinese supercentenarian who is currently unverified. At the time of his death at the age of 110 years, 334 days, he was the second-oldest man in Asia. He was the oldest Roman Catholic priest in modern times and the oldest person to have undergone a cataract operation.

Biography
Tseien was born January 15, 1897 in mainland China, and was raised as a Buddhist. At the age of 18, he converted to Roman Catholicism, and was ordained as a priest in 1933. When China fell under Communist control, he fled to Malayasia, and moved between Malayasia, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, and finally settled in Hong Kong. He often visited the poor, and was quoted as saying, "The rich will take the initiative to find me, because they believe I will bring money to the poor there." He originally refused to undergo surgery for the cataract in his eye, but he was forced to by his superiors, despite his comment that he did "not want to look at the world." He died in his sleep on December 11, 2007, a month before he would have turned 111.