Joseph Shen Bin
Joseph Shen Bin (born 1970) (also written Giuseppe Shen Bin) is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Haimen and as of 2017, he is vice-president of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, created by PRC's State Administration for Religious Affairs as a government-sanctioned religious group.[2] He was ordained "with both government recognition and papal mandate" on April 21, 2010; his predecessor, Matthew Yu Chengcai, was not recognized by the Holy See.[1][3]
Joseph Shen Bin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Haimen | |
| Native name | 沈斌 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Haimen |
| Predecessor | Matthew Yu Chengcai (recognized by PRC but not the Holy See) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1996[1] |
| Consecration | April 21, 2010 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 |
| Coat of arms |  |
References
- Bishop Joseph Bin Shen biography, Union of Catholic Asian News, archived from the original on 2017-10-18, retrieved 2017-10-17
- "Chinese Patriotic Association bishop hopes for reconciliation with 'underground' Church", The Tablet, 9 October 2017
- Wang Rui-Zhen Yuan (April 21, 2010), "New, Vatican-approved Episcopal ordination in Jiangsu", AsiaNews, Roman Catholic Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
Further reading
- "Shen Bin: In China nobody wants a Church separated from the Pope", The Herald, Malaysia, October 4, 2017
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