José Song Sui-Wan
José Song Sui-Wan (traditional Chinese: 宋瑞雲; simplified Chinese: 宋瑞云; pinyin: Sòng Ruìyún; Jyutping: sung3 seoi6 wan4), SDB (May 16, 1941 – November 15, 2012) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil.
José Song Sui-Wan (SDB) | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira | |
 Coat of arms of José Song Sui Wan | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira |
| In office | 2002 - 2009 |
| Predecessor | Walter Ivan de Azevedo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 17, 1971 |
| Consecration | April 27, 2002 by Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1941 |
| Died | November 15, 2012 Campinas |
Born in Shanghai, China and moved to Brazil as an adolescent after spending time in Hong Kong (1949-1959).
Song was ordained to the priesthood as salesian in 1971 and was named bishop in 2002; he resigned in 2009.[1] and died in 2012.[2]
Motto
VIDIMUS STELLAM EIUS IN ORIENTE (We saw His star in Orient)
External links
- De episcopo Sui-Wan apud catholic-hierarchy.org
- Death of bishop Song Sui-wan in Salesian news (in Italian)
- CNBB lamenta morte de dom José Song Sui Wan (in Portuguese)
- Será sepultado hoje o bispo emérito de São Gabriel da Cachoeira (in Portuguese)
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