Type: | Bishop | ||||
Bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang | |||||
Term Start: | 21 September 2010 | ||||
Term End: | 10 May 2022 | ||||
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Predecessor: | Joseph Li Hongguang | ||||
Successor: | TBA | ||||
Peter Wu Junwei | |||||
Province: | Shanxi | ||||
Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinjiang | ||||
Ordination: | 9 December 1990 | ||||
Ordained By: | Zhang Xin | ||||
Consecration: | 21 September 2010 | ||||
Consecrated By: | John Huo Cheng | ||||
Birth Date: | 27 June 1963 | ||||
Birth Place: | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | ||||
Death Place: | Xinjiang County, Shanxi, China | ||||
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Nationality: | Chinese | ||||
Religion: | Roman Catholic | ||||
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Alma Mater: | Shanxi Seminary | ||||
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Peter Wu Jun Wei.svg | ||||
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Peter Wu Junwei (; 27 June 1963 – 10 May 2022) was a Chinese Catholic prelate and bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang from 2010 until his death in 2022.
Wu was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, on 27 June 1963. After high school in July 1981, he was accepted to Jiangzhou Seminary. In March 1985 he entered the Shanxi Seminary.
He was ordained a priest by Zhang Xin on 9 December 1990. In August 2001 he was appointed president of the Shanxi Seminary, a position he held until August 2009.
On 8 September 2009, he was elected Bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang, which was recognized by the Chinese Government and the Holy See.[1] He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on 21 September 2010.