Alfonso Bermyn (simplified Chinese: 闵玉清; traditional Chinese: 閔玉清; pinyin: Mǐn Yùqīng; 3 January 1853 – 16 February 1915) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan between 1901 and 1915.[1]

Alfonso Bermyn
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan
ChurchCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Hohhot
ProvinceSuiyuan
Installed3 April 1901
Term ended16 February 1915
PredecessorFerdinand Hamer
SuccessorLouis van Dyck
Orders
Ordination10 June 1876
Personal details
Born(1853-01-03)3 January 1853
St. Paul de Waes, Belgium
Died16 February 1915(1915-02-16) (aged 62)
Hohhot, Republic of China
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

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Alfonso Bermyn was born in St. Paul de Waes, Belgium, on 3 January 1853. He was ordained a priest on 10 June 1876. He joined the CICM Missionaries on 4 March 1878. He went to Mongolia to preach in the same year. In April 1901, the Holy See appointed him as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan to replace Ferdinand Hamer, who died in the Boxer Rebellion last year. He was consecrated on 26 January 1902.

He died on 16 February 1915, aged 62.

References

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  1. ^ Le missioni cattoliche rivista quindicinale. 1901. p. 218.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan
1901–1915
Succeeded by