Joseph Xu Honggen
Joseph Xu Honggen | |||||||
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou | |||||||
| Church | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Suzhou | ||||||
| Province | Jiangsu | ||||||
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou | ||||||
| Installed | 2005 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | ||||||
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| Ordination | 1990 | ||||||
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| Born | April 1962 (age 62) | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Alma mater | Sheshan Seminary St. Joseph's College Catholic Theological Union | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 徐宏根 | ||||||
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Template:Chinese name Joseph Xu Honggen (Chinese: 徐宏根; born April 1962) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou since 2005.
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 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][2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 教皇方首次接见中国主教 台媒称中梵关系或破冰. huanqiu.com (in Chinese). 2016-10-14.