Peter Ding Lingbin
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Peter Ding Lingbin (Chinese: 丁令斌; pinyin: Dīng Lìngbīn; born 20 July 1962) is a Chinese Catholic priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an since November 2016.
Peter Ding Lingbin | |
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an | |
| Church | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an |
| Installed | 2016 |
| Predecessor | Hermengild Li Yi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1992 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1962 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Changzhi Medical College Central South Theological Seminary |
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Biography
Ding was born into a Catholic family, and graduated from Changzhi Medical College in 1982. In 1988 he was admitted to Central South Theological Seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1992. In the second half of 2013, he was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an by the Holy See, and was promoted to bishop in 2016.[1]
