John Wu Shi-zhen

John Wu Shi-zhen
Archbishop of Nanchang
Native name
吳仕珍
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Nanchang
In office21 July 1991 – 25 August 2014
PredecessorJoseph Zhou Ji-shi
SuccessorJohn Baptist Li Suguang
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Nanchang (1987-1991)
Orders
Ordination25 March 1949
by William Charles Quinn[1]
Consecration6 September 1987
by Joseph Zong Huaide[1]
Personal details
Born(1921-01-19)19 January 1921
Died25 August 2014(2014-08-25) (aged 93)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

John Wu Shi-zhen (Chinese: 吳仕珍; 19 January 1921 – 25 August 2014) was a Chinese Roman Catholic archbishop.

Born in China, Wu Shi-zhen was ordained a priest in 1949. On 6 September 1987, he was clandestinely consecrated as bishop, and from 1990 to 2011 was an archbishop ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Nanchang 南昌, China 🇨🇳". GCatholic. Retrieved 2024-06-27.