Paul Pei Junmin

Paul Pei Junmin (Chinese: 裴军民; born 2 February 1969) is a Chinese Catholic prelate and Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang since 2008.[1]

Paul Pei Junmin
Metropolitan Archbishop of Shenyang
ChurchSacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Shenyang
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang
ProvinceLiaoning
Installed2008
PredecessorPius Jin Pei-xian
Orders
Ordination1992
Personal details
Born (1969-02-02) 2 February 1969
Harqin Zuoyi Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materShenyang Catholic Seminary
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese裴軍民
Simplified Chinese裴军民
In this Chinese name, the family name is Pei.

Biography

Pei was born in Harqin Zuoyi Mongol Autonomous County, Liaoning in 1969, to a Catholic family. After graduating from Shenyang Catholic Seminary in 1990, he worked in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Shenyang.

He was ordained a priest on May 31, 1992. In 1993, he went to study at the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.

He returned to China at the end of 1996 and that same year taught at Shenyang Catholic Seminary. On January 12, 2006, he was appointed coadjutor bishop of Liaoning (Shenyang) archdiocese by the Holy See and was honored pastoral post on May 7, 2006. On June 29, 2008, Bishop Pius Jin Pei-xian retired and Coadjutor Bishop Pei Junmin succeeded his position.[2] In December 2010, he was elected vice-chairman of the Bishops Conference of Catholic Church in China (BCCCC) at the Eighth National Conference of Catholic Representatives in China.

References
  1. 沈阳教区裴军民主教到河南调研. hncatholic.com (in Chinese). 2015-11-01.
  2. 辽宁教区：金沛献主教荣休，裴军民助理主教接任. chinacatholic.org (in Chinese). 2008-07-07.
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