Francis An Shuxin

Francis An Shuxin (simplified Chinese: 安树新; traditional Chinese: 安樹新; pinyin: Ān Shùxīn; born 16 July 1949) is a Roman Catholic bishop in the diocese of Baoding, China. He was arrested on October 8, 1997, by the Chinese government, along with Su Zhi-Ming, since professing loyalty to the pope in Rome over loyalty to the Chinese state is forbidden in China. According to reports he was released on August 24, 2006.[1][2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is An.

References
  1. Mgr Francis An Shuxin released after 10 years Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, AsiaNews, August 26, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007
  2. USCIRF Welcomes Release of Roman Catholic Bishop An Shuxin Archived July 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, press release U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, August 30, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Baoding 保定". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]


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