Joseph Zhang Xianwang
Joseph Zhang Xianwang | |||||||
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| Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan | |||||||
| Church | Sacred Heart Cathedral | ||||||
| Province | Shandong | ||||||
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan | ||||||
| Installed | 2008 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Zhao Ziping | ||||||
| Orders | |||||||
| Ordination | 1953 | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | January 12, 1965 | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Alma mater | KU Leuven | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張憲旺 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张宪旺 | ||||||
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Joseph Zhang Xianwang (Chinese: 张宪旺; born 12 January 1965) is a Chinese Catholic priest, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan since 2008.[1]
Biography
Zhang was born in Pingyin County, Shandong, on January 12, 1965. After high school, he entered the Shanghai Sheshan Monastery. In March 1997, he was accepted to KU Leuven, where he graduated in June 1998.[2]
He was ordained a priest on December 8, 1990. On April 29, 2004, he became the Roman Catholic Coadjutor Bishop of Ji'nan.[3] On May 18, 2008, after the death of Archbishop Zhao Ziping, he became Metropolitan Archbishop of Ji'nan.[2]
References
- ^ 山东：济南教区宁津张傲天主堂圣若瑟安老院正式揭牌运营. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b 济南教区张宪旺助理主教访谈记. chinacatholic.org (in Chinese). 2005-09-19.
- ^ 山东济南教区张宪旺主教带领教区神父修女来太原朝圣. tycatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2010-05-03.
