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Thaddeus Ma Daqin
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Thaddeus Ma Daqin (Chinese: 马达钦; born 1968, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Shanghai from 2014 until 2023.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Thaddeus Ma Daqin | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Shanghai | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Diocese | Diocese of Shanghai |
Installed | 16 March 2014 |
Predecessor | Joseph Fan Zhongliang |
Successor | Joseph Shen Bin |
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Ordination | 18 December 1994 |
Consecration | 7 July 2012 by Aloysius Jin Luxian |
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Born | 1968 Shanghai, China |
Motto | Ut Sint Unum Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam |
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Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
He was appointed as auxiliary bishop with the approval of the Holy See and Chinese Government in July 2012.[1] Daqin announced his resignation from the Chinese government mandated Catholic Patriotic Association at his episcopal ordination Mass, and was taken into custody as a result. The Chinese Government has detained him under house arrest ever since (largely confined to Sheshan Seminary) and has prevented him from carrying out his episcopal duties.[2][3]
The Chinese government unilaterally appointed a new bishop of Shanghai in April 2023, which the Vatican approved in July 2023.