Peter Wu Junwei
Peter Wu Junwei (Chinese: 武俊维; born 27 June 1963) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinjiang from 2010.
Peter Wu Junwei | |||||||
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinjiang | |||||||
| Province | Shanxi | ||||||
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinjiang | ||||||
| Installed | 2010 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Josaphat Li Hongguang | ||||||
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| Ordination | 1990 by Zhang Xin | ||||||
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| Born | June 27, 1963 | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanxi Seminary | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 武俊維 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武俊维 | ||||||
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Biography
Wu was born Taiyuan, Shanxi, on June 27, 1963. After high school in July 1981, he was accepted to Jiangzhou Seminary. In March 1985 he entered the Shanxi Seminary.
He was ordained a priest by Zhang Xin (Chinese: 张信) on December 9, 1990. In August 2001 he was appointed president of the Shanxi Seminary, a position he held until August 2009.
On September 8, 2009, he was elected Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinjiang, which was recognized by the Chinese Government and the Holy See.[1] He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on September 21, 2010.
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