Vincent Zhan Silu Explained

Vincent Zhan Silu (born March 13, 1961) is the current Roman Catholic bishop of the archdiocese of Funing.

Biography

Zhiu was consecrated priest on June 24, 1989, and bishop on January 6, 2000, serving as auxiliary bishop of Funing without papal permission being excommunicated latae sententiae and had been serving as bishop of Funing since August 5, 2005.

On September 22, 2018, Pope Francis lifted the excommunication of Zhan Silu and other six bishops previously appointed by the Chinese government without a pontifical mandate.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Joseph Ma Yinglin
• Joseph Liu Xinhong
• Bernardine Dong Guangqing

Sources

• Asianews.it
• BBC

External links

• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzhansilu.html

Notes and References

1. https://www.cath.ch/newsf/le-pape-francois-leve-lexcommunication-des-eveques-chinois-illegitimes/ 亚洲新闻，七位非法主教的绝罚被解除；成立新的承德教区，2018年9月22日。
2. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/09/22/0676/01471.html press.vatican.va