Most Reverend

James Su Zhi-min
Bishop of Baoding
ArchdioceseBeijing
DioceseBaoding
Appointed21 December 1995
PredecessorPeter Joseph Fan Xueyan
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination12 April 1981
Consecration2 May 1993
by Bishop Peter Liu Guandong
Personal details
Born (1932-07-10) 10 July 1932
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic

James Su Zhi-min is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Baoding, north China.[1][2]

Early life

James was born on 10 July 1932.[2]

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest on 12 April 1981.[2]

Episcopate

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

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

References

  1. "Biography of Su Zhi-Ming". www.biographies.net. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop James Su Zhimin [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. "China arrests 10 clerics of underground Church". Catholic Culture News Features. August 17, 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  4. "Search for bishop Su" (PDF).


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