Joseph Li Hongguang Explained

Type:Bishop
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Term Start:16 July 2006
Term End:13 December 2006
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Successor:Peter Wu Junwei
Joseph Li Hongguang
Church:Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Xinjiang
Diocese:Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang
Ordination:1953
Birth Date:15 July 1926
Birth Place:Lucheng County, Shanxi, China
Death Place:Xinjiang County, Shanxi, China
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Religion:Roman Catholic
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Alma Mater:Beijing Wensheng Seminary

Joseph Li Hongguang (; 15 July 1926 – 13 December 2006) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang in 2006.

Biography

Li was born in Lucheng County (now Lucheng District, Changzhi), Shanxi, on 15 July 1926.[1] He graduated from Changzhi Seminary, Taiyuan General Seminary, and Beijing Wensheng Seminary.[1] He was ordained a priest on 21 March 1953.[1]

During the Cultural Revolution, Li was imprisoned for 15 years and suffered from pain in his feet because of wearing shackles for a long time.[1] He was released after the Cultural Revolution.[1] Li continued his missionary work and worked as an English teacher in a middle school.[1]

In 1994, he was transferred to the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang as coadjutor bishop.[1] On 14 May 1996, he was elected Bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang, which was recognized by Pope John Paul II.[1] [2] On 16 July 2006, Bishop Augustin Zheng Shouduo died, and him took over as the vicar of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang.[1] However, on the afternoon of December 13 of the same year, he died of a heart attack at the age of 80.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Niu Guangxing (Chinese: 牛广兴) . https://www.xinde.org/show/6057 . zh:天主教运城教区李宏光主教逝世 . xinde.org . 15 December 2006 . 11 February 2023 . zh.
  2. News: Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang [Kiangchow] ]. 11 February 2023 . catholic-hierarchy.org.