Joseph Zhang Xianwang

Joseph Zhang Xianwang (Chinese: 张宪旺; born 12 January 1965) is a Chinese Catholic priest, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan since 2008.[1]

Joseph Zhang Xianwang
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan
ChurchSacred Heart Cathedral
ProvinceShandong
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan
Installed2008
PredecessorZhao Ziping
Orders
Ordination1953
Personal details
Born(1965-01-12)January 12, 1965
Huzhuang Village, Pingyin County, Shandong, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materKU Leuven
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張憲旺
Simplified Chinese张宪旺
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

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
  1. 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.
  2. 济南教区张宪旺助理主教访谈记. chinacatholic.org (in Chinese). 2005-09-19.
  3. 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.
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