| Type: | Bishop | ||||
| Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan | |||||
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| Term Start: | 2008 | ||||
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| Predecessor: | James Zhao Ziping | ||||
| Other Post: | Coadjutor Bishop of Ji'nan (2004–2008) | ||||
| Joseph Zhang Xianwang | |||||
| Church: | Sacred Heart Cathedral | ||||
| Province: | Shandong | ||||
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan | ||||
| Ordination: | December 8, 1990 | ||||
| Consecration: | April 29, 2004 | ||||
| Birth Name: | 张宪旺 | ||||
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1965 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Huzhuang Village, Pingyin County, Shandong, China | ||||
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| Nationality: | Chinese | ||||
| Religion: | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| Alma Mater: | KU Leuven | ||||
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Joseph Zhang Xianwang (; born 12 January 1965) is a Chinese Catholic priest, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jinan since 2008.[1]
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]