Joseph Ma Xue-sheng
Catholic bishop
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Joseph Ma Xue-sheng (September 16, 1923 – February 8, 2013) was a Catholic bishop.
Joseph Ma Xue-sheng | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Zhoucun | |
| Native name | 馬學聖 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Zhoucun |
| In office | June 27, 1997 – February 8, 2013 |
| Predecessor | John Gao Ke-xian |
| Successor | Joseph Yang Yongqiang |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Zhoucun (1988-1997) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1957 |
| Consecration | April 24, 1988 by Joseph Zong Huaide[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1923 |
| Died | 8 February 2013 (aged 89) |
Born in China, Ma Xue-sheng was ordained a priest on April 3, 1957. On April 24, 1988, he was clandestinely consecrated auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Zhoucun. From 1997 until his death he was a bishop ordinary at the same diocese.[2]
