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]
James 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 the Roman Catholic diocese of Baoding. [2]
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]