Joseph Han Zhihai

Joseph Han Zhihai (simplified Chinese: 韩志海; traditional Chinese: 韓志海; pinyin: Hán Zhìhǎi; born 1966) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou since 2003.[1][2]

Joseph Han Zhihai
Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou
ChurchCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lanzhou
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou
Installed2003
PredecessorPhilip Yang Libo
Orders
Ordination1994
Personal details
Born1966 (age 56–57)
China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
In this Chinese name, the family name is Han.

Biography

Han was born in China in 1966. He was ordained a priest in 1994. He succeeded Archbishop Philip Yang Libo, who was the first Chinese to be Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou, from 1981 to 1998. He was a leader in the underground church and had been in prison for over 30 years. After his death, Han became administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou. Han was ordained Archbishop in 2003 by Xinjiang Underground Bishop Paul Xie Tingzhe.[3] In late September 2018, Han was elected chairman of the Lanzhou Patriotic Catholic Association, a branch of the CCP-supported Catholic Patriotic Association.[4]

References
  1. 基督徒合一祈祷周：先从公开，非公开教会停止攻伐开始！. qq.com (in Chinese). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. 甘肃省天主教代表团拜会“一会一团”. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Li Yuan (11 October 2017). 从地下到官方：兰州教区韩志海主教举行就职典礼. asianews.it (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. 兰州市天主教爱国会第十次代表会议圆满结束. lanzhou.gov.cn (in Chinese). 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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