Peter Wu Junwei

Peter Wu Junwei (Chinese: 武俊维; 27 June 1963 – 10 May 2022) was a Chinese Catholic prelate and bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang from 2010 until his death in 2022.

Peter Wu Junwei
Bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang
Province	Shanxi
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinjiang
Installed	21 September 2010
Term ended	10 May 2022
Predecessor	Joseph Li Hongguang
Successor	TBA
Orders
Ordination	9 December 1990 by Zhang Xin
Consecration	21 September 2010 by John Huo Cheng
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-27)27 June 1963 Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Died	10 May 2022(2022-05-10) (aged 58) Xinjiang County, Shanxi, China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Shanxi Seminary
Coat of arms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	武俊維
Simplified Chinese	武俊维
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Jùnwéi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Biography

Wu was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, on 27 June 1963. After high school in July 1981, he was accepted to Jiangzhou Seminary. In March 1985 he entered the Shanxi Seminary.

He was ordained a priest by Zhang Xin (Chinese: 张信) on 9 December 1990. In August 2001 he was appointed president of the Shanxi Seminary, a position he held until August 2009.

On 8 September 2009, he was elected Bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang, which was recognized by the Chinese Government and the Holy See.^[1] He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on 21 September 2010.