Joseph Shen Bin

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Joseph Shen Bin
Bishop of Haimen
Native name
沈斌
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Haimen
PredecessorMatthew Yu Chengcai (recognized by PRC but not the Holy See)
Orders
Ordination1996[1]
ConsecrationApril 21, 2010
Personal details
Born1970 (1970)
Coat of armsJoseph Shen Bin's coat of arms

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]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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

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