John Wu Shi-zhen
Chinese Roman Catholic archbishop
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John Wu Shi-zhen (Chinese: 吳仕珍; 19 January 1921 – 25 August 2014) was a Chinese Roman Catholic archbishop.
Nativename
吳仕珍
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Nanchang
Inoffice21 July 1991 – 25 August 2014
John Wu Shi-zhen | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Nanchang | |
| Native name | 吳仕珍 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Nanchang |
| In office | 21 July 1991 – 25 August 2014 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Zhou Ji-shi |
| Successor | John Baptist Li Suguang |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Nanchang (1987-1991) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1949 by William Charles Quinn[1] |
| Consecration | 6 September 1987 by Joseph Zong Huaide[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1921 |
| Died | 25 August 2014 (aged 93) |
Born in China, Wu Shi-zhen was ordained a priest in 1949. On 6 September 1987, he was clandestinely consecrated as bishop, and from 1990 to 2011 was an archbishop ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang.[2]
