James Su Zhi-min is a Chinese Catholic prelate who has served as de jure Bishop of Baoding since 1995.[1][2] He was forcibly disappeared in 1997.
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 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Biography
editJames was born on 10 July 1932.[2] He was ordained a priest on 12 April 1981.[2]
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.[2] He was a member of the underground Chinese Catholic community, which rejects the government's Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
Arrest and disappearance
editFollowing an illicit pilgrimage, Su was imprisoned by the Chinese government 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
editReferences
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).
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