Peter Shao Zhumin

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Peter Shao Zhumin
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia
ChurchCathedral of St Paul in Wenzhou
ProvinceZhejiang
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia
Installed2016
PredecessorVincent Zhu Wei-Fang
Orders
Ordination10 August 1989
Consecration10 November 2011
by Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang
Personal details
Born (1963-09-10) 10 September 1963 (age 61)
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShào Zhùmǐn

Peter Shao Zhumin (Chinese: 邵祝敏; born 10 September 1963[1]) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia since 2016.[2]

Biography

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He was ordained a priest on 10 August 1989.[1] He received the episcopacy with a papal mandate in December 2007 and was consecrated on 10 November 2011.[1][3] On 7 September 2016, after the death of his predecessor Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang, he became Bishop of Yongji.[4]

In June 2017 he was arrested by the local government.[5]

In January 2024 he was reported arrested again after protesting changes in his diocese made by a replacement appointed by the Chinese government. [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ 圣座对温州教区邵祝敏主教的个人处境深感担忧. radiovaticana.va (in Chinese). 2017-06-27.
  3. ^ "Shao Zhumin, Peter". Catholic Hierarchy in China since 1307. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ 浙江省温州教区朱维方主教安息主怀,享年88岁. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-09-23.
  5. ^ 温州教区邵祝敏主教被政府帶走“旅游”. yzzhenli.org (in Chinese). 2017.
  6. ^ https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/chinese-bishop-reportedly-arrested, Chinese bishop reportedly arrested after protesting Communist changes in diocese, The Pillar, retrieved January 5th 2024
Catholic Church titles
Previous:
Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia
2016–
Incumbent