James Su Zhi-min
Appearance
Most Reverend James Su Zhi-min | |
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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 |
Nationality | Chinese |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
James Su Zhi-min is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Baoding, north China.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]James was born on 10 July 1932.[2]
Priesthood
[edit]He was ordained a priest on 12 April 1981.[2]
Episcopate
[edit]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 the Roman Catholic diocese of Baoding.[2]
Arrest and disappearance
[edit]Chinese officials arrested him and have not disclosed his whereabouts to the media. Su was imprisoned in 1997,[3] 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.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Biography of Su Zhi-Ming". www.biographies.net. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ a b c d "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. August 17, 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Search for bishop Su" (PDF).