Anthony Xu Ji-wei
Anthony Xu Ji-wei | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Linhai | |
| Native name | 徐吉偉 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Linhai |
| In office | 10 July 2010 – 25 September 2016 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Hu Ruoshan |
| Successor | Sede Vacante |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 November 1985 |
| Consecration | 10 July 2010 by Joseph Li Mingshu[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1934 |
| Died | 25 September 2016 (aged 82) |
Anthony Xu Ji-wei (April 2, 1934 – September 25, 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Biography
[edit]Xu was born in Shanghai in 1934 with ancestral ties to Ningbo and undertook seminary training from 1948 to 1958.
Xu was sentenced to 5 years of hard labour in 1960. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1985. Xu Ji-wei served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taizhou, China from 2010 to 2016.[2]
Xu was provincial director of the Catholic Patriotic Association and member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Anthony Xu Jiwei". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ^ Diocese of Linhai
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