Joseph Wu Qinjing (Chinese: 吴钦敬; born November 11, 1968) is a Chinese Catholic priest and the current bishop of Zhouzhi since 2005.[1][2]
Joseph Wu Qinjing | |||||||
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi | |||||||
| Church | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Zhouzhi | ||||||
| Province | Shaanxi | ||||||
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi | ||||||
| Installed | 2005 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Anthony Li Du'an | ||||||
| Orders | |||||||
| Ordination | 1996 by Yang Guangyan | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | November 11, 1968 | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Alma mater | College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fordham University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳欽敬 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴钦敬 | ||||||
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Biography
editWu was born in Wufeng Village of Xingping, Shaanxi, on November 11, 1968. After high school in 1989, he was accepted to Shanghai Sheshan Seminary, where he graduated in 1995.
He was ordained a priest by Yang Guangyan (Chinese: 杨广彦) on February 11, 1996. In 2000, he went to the United States for further study. Three years later, he received a master's degree in etiquette theology from St. John's University, Minnesota. After receiving a master's degree from Fordham University in New York in 2005, he returned home and continued to teach at Shaanxi Seminary.
In September 2006, he was put under house arrest by the Communist government. He was released in 2014.
In 2010 he was elected Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi. He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on October 19, 2005.
References
edit- ^ 陕西：周至教区黄家村会天主堂荣升十字架庆典. sohu (in Chinese). 2016-11-03.
- ^ 内蒙古：巴盟教区2018司铎团年度避静圆满完成. xiaozhushou.org (in Chinese). 2018-09-01.
