Joseph Sun Jigen
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Joseph Sun Jigen | |||||||
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| Coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian | |||||||
| Province | Hebei | ||||||
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian | ||||||
| Installed | 2011 | ||||||
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| Ordination | 1995 by Bishop Chen Bailu | ||||||
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| Born | August 2, 1967 | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Alma mater | Hebei Catholic Theological and Philosophical College | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孫繼根 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙继根 | ||||||
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Template:Chinese name Joseph Sun Jigen (Chinese: 孙继根; born August 2, 1967) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian from 2011.[1]
Biography
Sun was born in Fengfeng Mining District of Handan, Hebei, on August 2, 1967. He secondary studied at the High School of Yijing Town. In September 1988 he entered the Hebei Catholic Theological and Philosophical College, where he graduated in August 1992. He was ordained a priest in 1995 by Bishop Chen Bailu. In 2007 he was appointed Coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian by the Holy See. He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on June 21, 2011. On June 26, 2011, Sun was arrested by the local police and released on July 9.
References
- ^ 河北：邯郸教区魏县东杨善堂区举行孙继根助理主教就职后首台弥撒. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-01-12.
