John Peng Weizhao

John Peng Weizhao (Chinese: 彭卫照; born 1966) is a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang.

John Peng Weizhao
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang
ChurchCathedral of St Louis in Yujiang
ProvinceNanchang
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang
Installed2014
PredecessorThomas Zeng Jing-mu
Personal details
Born1966 (age 5455)
China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Biography

Peng was born in China in 1966. After the death of his predecessor Thomas Zeng Jing-mu, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang by the Holy See.[1] He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on April 10, 2014. From May to November 2014, he was under house arrest by the local government.[2]

References

  1. 余江教区荣休主教曾景牧安息主怀,一生对教会忠贞不渝. tycatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2016-04-08.
  2. 江西彭衛照主教 遭帶走半年獲釋. kkp.org.hk (in Chinese). 2014-11-28.
Catholic Church titles
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Thomas Zeng Jing-mu
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang
2014
Incumbent
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