Joseph Shen Bin

Joseph Shen Bin (born 1970) (also written Giuseppe Shen Bin) is a Chinese Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Haimen and as of 2017 is the 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] On April 5, 2023, Shen was installed as the Bishop of Shanghai without the approval of the Holy See.[4]

Joseph Shen Bin
Bishop of Haimen
Native name
沈斌
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Haimen
PredecessorSimon Zhu Kaimin, S.J.
Orders
Ordination1996[1]
ConsecrationApril 21, 2010
Personal details
Born1970 (1970)
Coat of armsJoseph Shen Bin's coat of arms

References
  1. Bishop Joseph Bin Shen biography, Union of Catholic Asian News, archived from the original on 2017-10-18, retrieved 2017-10-17
  2. "Chinese Patriotic Association bishop hopes for reconciliation with 'underground' Church", The Tablet, 9 October 2017
  3. Wang Rui-Zhen Yuan (April 21, 2010), "New, Vatican-approved Episcopal ordination in Jiangsu", AsiaNews, Roman Catholic Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
  4. "No statement from the Vatican after Shanghai gets a new bishop", AsiaNews, Roman Catholic Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, retrieved April 5, 2023

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