Joseph Xing Wenzhi

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Joseph Xing Wenzhi (Chinese: 邢文之; pinyin: Xing Wénzhī; born 1963) is an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai.

Background

Xing was born in 1963 in Shandong.[1]: 276 Xing's formation was in the Sheshan Seminary and became a priest in 1990.[1]: 276

In 2005, Pope John Paul II named Xing auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai and confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI. Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian consecrated him bishop on June 28, 2005. He was recognized by both Pope Benedict XVI. and the Chinese government. He was regarded the designated successor of Jin,[2][3] until he disappeared by the end of 2011.[4] Msgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin became his successor in July 2012.

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Mariani, Paul Philip (2025). China's Church Divided: Bishop Louis Jin and the Post-Mao Catholic Revival. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-29765-4.
  2. 2."Mgr Aloysius Jin Luxian (Profile)", Asia News.it, 09/08/2005
  3. 3."Aloysius Jin Luxian - Bischof von Shanghai" Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, China-Zentrum: China heute 2007, Nr. 4-5, S. 153-155
  4. 4."The missing young bishop of Shanghai", UcaNews.com Jan 13, 2012.