Joseph Xing Wenzhi (; born 1963) is an auxiliary bishop in the

Diocese of Shanghai The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shanghai ( la, Dioecesis Sciamhaevensis; ) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Municipality of Shanghai, China. It was erected on December 13, 1933 as the Apostolic Vicar ...

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In 2005, Pope John Paul II. named Xing auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai and confirmed by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

. Bishop

Aloysius Jin Luxian Aloysius Jin Luxian (; June 20, 1916 – April 27, 2013) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shanghai. Biography Bishop Aloysius Jin was born in Shanghai into a family that had been Catholic for generations. He wa ...

consecrated him bishop on June 28, 2005. He was recognized by both Pope Benedict XVI. and the Chinese government. He was regarded the designated successor of Aloysius Jin Luxian, until he disappeared by the end of 2011."The missing young bishop of Shanghai"
UcaNews.com Jan 13, 2012. Msgr.

Thaddeus Ma Daqin Thaddeus Ma Daqin (; born 1968, Shanghai, China) is a Catholic Church in China, Chinese Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Shanghai, Bishop of Shanghai from 2014 until 2023. He was appointed as auxiliary bishop with the ...

became his successor in July 2012.

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