Joseph Xing Wenzhi Explained

Joseph Xing Wenzhi
Birth Date:	17 April 1963
Birth Place:	Shandong province
Disappeared Date:	c. 11 December 2011 (aged 48)^[1]
Known For:	Unsolved disappearance
Occupation:	Auxiliary bishop

Joseph Xing Wenzhi (; born 1963) is an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai.

Background

In 2005, Pope John Paul II named Xing auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai and confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI. Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian 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,^{[2] [3]} until he disappeared by the end of 2011.^[4] Msgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin became his successor in July 2012.

See also

• List of people who disappeared

References

1. Web site: Is Shanghai Missing an Auxiliary Bishop?. catholic.org.hk. January 2012. 20 January 2022. 20 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120000718/http://sundayex.catholic.org.hk/node/348. dead.
2. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Mgr-Aloysius-Jin-Luxian-%28Profile%29-4078.html "Mgr Aloysius Jin Luxian (Profile)"
3. http://www.china-zentrum.de/index.php?id=143&type=98 "Aloysius Jin Luxian - Bischof von Shanghai"
4. http://www.ucanews.com/news/await-lucai-checked-the-missing-young-bishop-of-shanghai/39590 "The missing young bishop of Shanghai"