José Song Sui-Wan (), SDB (May 16, 1941 – November 15, 2012) was the

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bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira,

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. Born in

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and he moved to Brazil as an adolescent after spending time in

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(1949–1959). Song was ordained to the priesthood as

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in 1971 and was named bishop in 2002; he resigned in 2009 and died in 2012.Bishop José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. †
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Motto

VIDIMUS STELLAM EIUS IN ORIENTE (We saw His star in Orient)

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Death of bishop Song Sui-wan in Salesian news

Será sepultado hoje o bispo emérito de São Gabriel da Cachoeira
1941 births 2012 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Brazilian people of Chinese descent Chinese emigrants to Brazil Salesian bishops Clergy from Shanghai Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong Roman Catholic bishops of São Gabriel da Cachoeira {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub