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'''Joseph Xu Honggen''' ({{zh|s=徐宏根|t=|p=}}; born April 1962) was a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] Catholic priest and Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou]] since 2005.
'''Joseph Xu Honggen''' ({{zh|s=徐宏根|t=|p=}}; born April 1962) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] Catholic priest and Bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou]] since 2005.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Xu was born in [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]], in April 1962, to a Catholic family. He graduated from Sheshan Seminary. After college, he was assigned to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou]]. Two years later, he went to the [[United States]], where he studied at the [[St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn/Patchogue, New York)|St. Joseph's College]] and [[Catholic Theological Union]]. He was ordained a priest in 1990 by bishop Matthias Ma Longlin ({{zh|s=马龙麟|t=|links=no}}).
Xu was born in [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]], in April 1962, to a Catholic family. He graduated from Sheshan Seminary. After college, he was assigned to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou]]. Two years later, he went to the [[United States]], where he studied at the [[St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn/Patchogue, New York)|St. Joseph's College]] and [[Catholic Theological Union]]. He was ordained a priest in 1990 by bishop Matthias Ma Longlin ({{zh|s=马龙麟|t=|links=no}}).


Xu returned to China in June 1999 and that same year became Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou, which was approved by the [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. In October 2016, he was received by the [[Pope Francis]].<ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://money.163.com/16/1023/08/C423OF46002580S6_all.html |script-title=zh:原泉：这张合影是中梵关系正常化的一大步 |work=163.com |date=2016-10-23 |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2016-10/9554552.html |script-title=zh:教皇方首次接见中国主教 台媒称中梵关系或破冰 |work=huanqiu.com |date=2016-10-14 |language=zh}}</ref>
Xu returned to China in June 1999 and that same year became Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou, which was approved by the [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. In October 2016, he was received by the [[Pope Francis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://money.163.com/16/1023/08/C423OF46002580S6_all.html |script-title=zh:原泉：这张合影是中梵关系正常化的一大步 |work=163.com |date=2016-10-23 |language=zh |access-date=2019-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011726/http://money.163.com/16/1023/08/C423OF46002580S6_all.html |archive-date=2019-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:34, 23 June 2023

Joseph Xu Honggen
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou
ChurchCathedral of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Suzhou
ProvinceJiangsu
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou
Installed2005
PredecessorIgnatius Kung Pin-Mei
Orders
Ordination1990
Personal details
BornApril 1962 (age 62)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materSheshan Seminary
St. Joseph's College
Catholic Theological Union
Coat of armsJoseph Xu Honggen's coat of arms
Chinese name
Chinese徐宏根
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Joseph Xu Honggen (Chinese: 徐宏根; born April 1962) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou since 2005.

Biography[edit]

Xu was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, in April 1962, to a Catholic family. He graduated from Sheshan Seminary. After college, he was assigned to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou. Two years later, he went to the United States, where he studied at the St. Joseph's College and Catholic Theological Union. He was ordained a priest in 1990 by bishop Matthias Ma Longlin (Chinese: 马龙麟).

Xu returned to China in June 1999 and that same year became Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou, which was approved by the Pope Benedict XVI. In October 2016, he was received by the Pope Francis.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 原泉：这张合影是中梵关系正常化的一大步. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-10-23. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
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