Joseph Zhang Xianwang

Joseph Zhang Xianwang (Chinese: 张宪旺; born 12 January 1965) is a Chinese Catholic priest, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan since 2008.^[1]

Joseph Zhang Xianwang
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan
Church	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Province	Shandong
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan
Installed	2008
Predecessor	James Zhao Ziping
Other post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Ji'nan (2004–2008)
Orders
Ordination	December 8, 1990
Consecration	April 29, 2004
Personal details
Born	张宪旺 (1965-01-12) January 12, 1965 (age 60) Huzhuang Village, Pingyin County, Shandong, China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	KU Leuven
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張憲旺
Simplified Chinese	张宪旺
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Xiànwàng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Biography

Zhang was born in Pingyin County, Shandong, on January 12, 1965. After high school, he entered the Shanghai Sheshan Monastery. In March 1997, he was accepted to KU Leuven, where he graduated in June 1998.^[2]

He was ordained a priest on December 8, 1990. On April 29, 2004, he became the Roman Catholic Coadjutor Bishop of Ji'nan.^[3] On May 18, 2008, after the death of Archbishop Zhao Ziping, he became Metropolitan Archbishop of Ji'nan.^[2]