| Type: | Bishop | ||||
| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou | |||||
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| Term Start: | 2005 | ||||
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| Predecessor: | Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei | ||||
| Joseph Xu Honggen | |||||
| Church: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Suzhou | ||||
| Province: | Jiangsu | ||||
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou | ||||
| Ordination: | 1990 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||
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| Nationality: | Chinese | ||||
| Religion: | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| Alma Mater: | Sheshan Seminary St. Joseph's College Catholic Theological Union | ||||
| Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Joseph Xu Hong Gen.svg | ||||
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Joseph Xu Honggen (; born April 1962) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou since 2005.
Xu was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, in April 1962, to a Catholic family. He graduated from Sheshan Seminary. After college, he was assigned to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou. Two years later, he went to the United States, where he studied at the St. Joseph's College and Catholic Theological Union. He was ordained a priest in 1990 by bishop Matthias Ma Longlin .
Xu returned to China in June 1999 and that same year became Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou, which was approved by the Pope Benedict XVI. In October 2016, he was received by the Pope Francis.[1]