Diocese of Suzhou [Soochow]

Dioecesis Suceuvensis

Bishop(s)

Joseph Xu Honggen, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 9 June 1949
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nanjing [Nanking]
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) † (9 Jun 1949 Appointed - 15 Jul 1950 Appointed, Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai])
[ Shen Chu-ming] † (15 Nov 1959 Ordained Bishop - 1966 Died)
[Matthias Ma Long-lin] † (24 Jul 1981 Ordained Bishop - 9 Jun 1999 Died)
Joseph Xu Honggen (20 Apr 2006 Ordained Bishop - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
9 June 1949	Erected	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai] (Soochow (or Wuhsien), Changshu, Taitsang, Kun Shan, and Wujiang)	Diocese of Suzhou [Soochow] (erected)

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Joseph Xu Honggen (Bishop: 20 Apr 2006)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1949 to 15 Jul 1950)
[Matthias Ma Long-lin] † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1981 to 9 Jun 1999)
[ Shen Chu-ming] † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1959 to 1966)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 588, to Page 591

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