Francis An Shuxin (; born 16 July 1949) is a Chinese Catholic prelate who has served as ''de facto''
Bishop of Baoding since 2010.
Episcopacy
Shuxin received consecration by Bishop Peter Liu Guandong on May 2, 1993, as the Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding Diocese. He was then a member of the underground Chinese Catholic community, which rejects the government's
Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) is the national organization for Catholicism in the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1957 after a group of Chinese Catholics met in Beijing with officials from the Chinese Commun ...
.
Shuxin was arrested on October 8, 1997, by the Chinese government, along with
Su Zhi-Min. According to reports, he was released on August 24, 2006.
USCIRF Welcomes Release of Roman Catholic Bishop An Shuxin
'', press release U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is a U.S. federal government commission created by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. USCIRF commissioners are appointed by the president and the lead ...
, August 30, 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2007. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding in 2007, joining the government-sanctioned CCPA, which split the diocese between the underground and "open" communities. With the consent of the government, he was installed as Bishop of Baoding on August 7, 2010.
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1949 births
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in China
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in China
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