Joseph Xing Wenzhi
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Joseph Xing Wenzhi (Chinese: 邢文之; pinyin: Xing Wénzhī; born 1963) is an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai.
DioceseShanghai
Installed28 June 2005
TermendedJuly 2012
Ordination2 June 1990
Joseph Xing Wenzhi | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritius of Shanghai | |
| Diocese | Shanghai |
| Installed | 28 June 2005 |
| Term ended | July 2012 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 June 1990 |
| Consecration | 28 June 2005 by Aloysius Jin Luxian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1963 Shandong, China |
Disappearedc. 11 December 2011 (aged 48)[1]
StatusMissing for 14 years, 8 months and 15 days
OccupationAuxiliary bishop
Joseph Xing Wenzhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1963 |
| Disappeared | c. 11 December 2011 (aged 48)[1] |
| Status | Missing for 14 years, 8 months and 15 days |
| Occupation | Auxiliary bishop |
| Known for | Unsolved disappearance |
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.
