Francis An Shuxin (simplified Chinese: 安树新; traditional Chinese: 安樹新; pinyin: Ān Shùxīn; born 16 July 1949) is the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Baoding, China. He received consecration by Bishop Peter Liu Guandong on May 2, 1993, as the Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding diocese. 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] He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop in 2007. Bishop He joined the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, which split the diocese further between the underground and open communities. With the consent of the government, He was installed as the bishop of the Diocese of Baoding on 7 August 2010 to lead the “Open” community.

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  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.

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