Joseph Xing Wenzhi


Joseph Xing Wenzhi is an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Shanghai.
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, until he disappeared by the end of 2011. Msgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin became his successor in July 2012.