Joseph Li Mingshu

Joseph Li Mingshu (Chinese: 李明述; 1 December 1924[1] – 15 June 2018) was a Chinese clandestine Catholic bishop.

Bishop Li was born in village Lijia, Shandong in a Catholic family on December 1, 1924. He joined the theological seminary after a school and a minor seminary education and was ordained a priest on April 11, 1949. He worked as a teacher in the schools and theologian seminaries. From 1994 he served as an Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao and later was clandestinely consecrated as a diocesan bishop of the same diocese on August 13, 2000. He served as bishop here until his death. Bishop Li was recognised by the Chinese government but never joined the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.[2][3]

References
  1. "青岛教区李明述主教安息主怀 - 天主教在线". Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. "Bishops of Qingdao". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. "Bishop Joseph Mingshu Li". directory.ucanews.com. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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