Joseph Li Shan


Joseph Li Shan
Archbishop of Beijing
Li in 2014
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseBeijing
SeeBeijing
PredecessorNo immediate predecessor
Thomas Tien Ken-sin (1946-1967)
SuccessorIncumbent
Other post(s)Parish priest at St. Joseph's Church
Orders
Consecration21 September 2007
RankArchbishop
Personal details
BornMarch 1965
NationalityChinese
DenominationCatholic
MottoOmnia Omnibus (English: All things to all men)
(Chinese: 对一切人,就成为一切; duì yī qiè rén, jiù chéng wéi yī qiè)
Coat of armsJoseph Li Shan's coat of arms

Joseph Li Shan (Chinese: 李山; pinyin: Lǐ Shān; born March 1965 in Daxing District, Beijing) is a Chinese Catholic prelate who serves as Archbishop of Beijing. He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2007, at age 42 at a ceremony at Nan Tang (South Cathedral) in Xuanwumen. His main consecrator to become bishop was John Fang Xingyao. Before becoming archbishop he served as parish priest of Saint Joseph's Church in Wangfujing.[1]

Shan also serves as the President of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.[2]

  1. ^ "The new Bishop of Beijing is elected". AsiaNews. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CatholicCulture2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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