Joseph Xing Wenzhi
| Joseph Xing Wenzhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1963 Shandong province |
| Disappeared | c. 11 December 2011 (aged 48)[1] |
| Status | Missing for 14 years, 8 months and 24 days |
| Occupation | Auxiliary bishop |
| Known for | Unsolved disappearance |
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.[2]: 276 Xing's formation was in the Sheshan Seminary and became a priest in 1990.[2]: 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,[3][4] until he disappeared by the end of 2011.[5] Msgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin became his successor in July 2012.
See also
- List of people who disappeared mysteriously: post-1990
References
- Back to citation "Is Shanghai Missing an Auxiliary Bishop?". catholic.org.hk. January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 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.
- Back to citation "Mgr Aloysius Jin Luxian (Profile)", Asia News.it, 09/08/2005
- Back to citation "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
- Back to citation "The missing young bishop of Shanghai", UcaNews.com Jan 13, 2012.