File photo of a Catholic faithful praying in a church in China (ANSA)
Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang
consecrated in China
On Friday, December 5, the episcopal ordination of Bishop
Francis Li Jianlin took place.
Vatican News
On Friday, 5 December 2025, the episcopal ordination of
Bishop Francis Li Jianlin took place. He was appointed Bishop of the Apostolic
Prefecture of Xinxiang (Henan Province, China) by Pope Leo XIV on 11 August
2025, with his candidacy approved within the framework of the Provisional
Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China, and
following the acceptance of the resignation from pastoral governance submitted
by Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu.
Curriculum vitae
Francis Li Jianlin was born on 9 July 1974 in the city of
Huixian, Henan Province, into a Catholic family. From September 1990 to June
1999, he completed the formation and discernment path in preparation for the
priesthood, first at the seminary in Zhengding and then at the seminary in
Yixian (Hebei). On 23 July 1999, he received priestly ordination from Bishop
Nicola Shi Jingxian of Shangqiu, for the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang. From
July 1999 to June 2000, he served as Parish Priest of Qinyang. In 2000, he was
entrusted with the formation of seminarians and religious in the jurisdiction.
Since 2011, he has held the office of Parish Priest in Jiaozuo.
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