Joseph Wu Qinjing

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
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi
ChurchCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Zhouzhi
ProvinceShaanxi
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi
Installed2005
PredecessorAnthony Li Du'an
Orders
Ordination1996
by Yang Guangyan
Personal details
Born (1968-11-11) November 11, 1968
Xingping, Shaanxi, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materCollege of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
Fordham University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳欽敬
Simplified Chinese吴钦敬
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Biography

Wu 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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