Vincent Zhan Silu


Vincent Zhan Silu 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.