Joseph Wu Qinjing

Joseph Wu Qinjing
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi
Church	Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Zhouzhi
Province	Shaanxi
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi
Installed	2005
Predecessor	Anthony Li Du'an
Orders
Ordination	1996 by Yang Guangyan
Personal details
Born	(1968-11-11) November 11, 1968 Xingping, Shaanxi, China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Fordham University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳欽敬
Simplified Chinese	吴钦敬
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Qīnjìng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Joseph Wu Qinjing (Chinese: 吴钦敬; born November 11, 1968) is a Chinese Catholic priest and the current bishop of Zhouzhi since 2005.

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.