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Most Reverend James Su Zhi-min | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Baoding | |
| Archdiocese | Beijing |
| Diocese | Baoding |
| Appointed | 21 December 1995 |
| Predecessor | Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 April 1981 |
| Consecration | 2 May 1993 by Bishop Peter Liu Guandong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1932 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
James Su Zhi-min is a Chinese Catholic prelate who has served as de jure Bishop of Baoding since 1995.[1] He was forcibly disappeared in 1997.
Biography
[edit]James was born on 10 July 1932.[1] He was ordained a priest on 12 April 1981.[1]
James was selected as Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding in 1988. He was selected as Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding and consecrated as bishop on 2 May 1993 by Bishop Peter Liu Guandong. On 21 December 1995, he was appointed Bishop of Baoding.[1] He was a member of the underground Chinese Catholic community, which rejects the government's Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
Arrest and disappearance
[edit]Following an illicit pilgrimage, Su was imprisoned by the Chinese government in 1997,[2] and his location had remained unknown until November 15, 2003, when he was seen in a Baoding hospital. He has since disappeared from public view once more.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Bishop James Su Zhimin [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ↑ "China arrests 10 clerics of underground Church". Catholic Culture News Features. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ↑ Moreau, Theresa Marie (26 July 2006). "Searching for Bishop Su: Presecuted Chinese bishop gone but not forgotten". The Remnant. ISSN 0274-9726. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Also available from the Cardinal Kung Foundation.
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