Francis An Shuxin (simplified Chinese: 安树新; traditional Chinese: 安樹新; pinyin: Ān Shùxīn; born 16 July 1949) is a Chinese Catholic prelate who has served as de facto Bishop of Baoding since 2010.
Episcopacy
editShuxin received consecration by Bishop Peter Liu Guandong on May 2, 1993, as the Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding Diocese. He was then a member of the underground Chinese Catholic community, which rejects the government's Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
Shuxin was arrested on October 8, 1997, by the Chinese government, along with Su Zhi-Min. According to reports, he was released on August 24, 2006.[1][2] He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding in 2007, joining the government-sanctioned CCPA, which split the diocese between the underground and "open" communities. With the consent of the government, he was installed as Bishop of Baoding on August 7, 2010.
References
edit- ^ Mgr Francis An Shuxin released after 10 years Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, AsiaNews, August 26, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007
- ^ USCIRF Welcomes Release of Roman Catholic Bishop An Shuxin Archived July 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, press release U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, August 30, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
External links and additional sources
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- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Baoding 保定". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]
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