Joseph Li Jing (; born 15 November 1968) is a

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Catholic priest and Bishop of the

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since December 20, 2009.

Biography

Li was born on November 15, 1968, in

Bayannur Bayannur or Bayannao'er (; mn, ''Bayannaɣur qota'', Mongolian Cyrillic Баяннуур хот) is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Until 1 December 2003, the area was called Bayannur League. Ba ...

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, but originally from a

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family in Ningxia. He studied at an institute in

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since 1985. In 1994 he pursued advanced studies in

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and returned to China in 1998. He was ordained a priest on August 8, 1996. After returning to China he worked at the National Priest Conference in Beijing. In 2005, he came to the

. On December 20, 2009, John Baptist Liu Jingshan resigned at the age of 95, Li officially succeeded as Bishop there. His appointment was approved by the

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References

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