Joseph Ma Zhongmu Explained

Joseph Ma Zhongmu (1 November 1919  - 25 March 2020) was a Chinese Roman Catholic bishop.

Type:bishop
Joseph Ma Zhongmu
Bishop of Diocese of Ninghsia
Province:Mongolia
Diocese:Ninghsia
Term Start:8 November 1983
Term End:2005
Predecessor:Charles Joseph van Melckebeke
Successor:John Baptist Liu Jingshan
Ordination:31 July 1947
Ordained By:Charles Joseph van Melckebeke
Consecration:8 November 1983
Consecrated By:Casimir Wang Mi-lu
Birth Name:Aktaqin Tegusbeleg
Birth Date:1 November 1919
Birth Place:Sueiyuan Province, China
Death Date:25 March 2020
Death Place:Inner Mongolia, China
Nationality:Chinese

Biography

Ma Zhongmu was born in China and was ordained to the priesthood in 1947. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia, China, from 1983 to 2005. Ma Zhongmu was clandestinely ordained a bishop.[1]

He was interred in a forced labor camp from 1958 to 1969 for his refusal to support the Catholic Patriotic Association. He was the only bishop of Mongolian ethnicity and translated the Roman Catholic Missal into his native language, but it was never approved by the Holy See.[2] His Mongolian name is Aktaqin Tegusbeleg.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ning0.htm Diocese of Ningxia
  2. Web site: Msgr. Giuseppe Ma Zhongmu, the only bishop of Mongolian ethnicity, has died. He was 101 years' old. March 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809194321/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Msgr.-Giuseppe-Ma-Zhongmu,-the-only-bishop-of-Mongolian-ethnicity,-has-died.-He-was-101-years-old-49664.html. August 9, 2021. live.