Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI
Seminario di Pechino
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Joseph Li Shan, Bishop of the diocese of Beijing, on Sunday, July 6, during the solemn closing ceremony of the 2024/2025 academic year, conferred the missionary mandate (for pastoral internship) and the degree in Philosophy to the nine seminarians of the diocesan Major Seminary. Bishop Li also presented diplomas to the four seminarians who passed all the teaching exams to qualify for teaching adults (higher education examination for self-learner). The coadjutor Bishop of Beijing Matthew Zhen Xuebin presided over the Eucharistic liturgy celebrated in the Seminary church.During the Mass, the transfers of the diocesan priests to the parishes and institutions of the diocese were also announced.The new Executive Vice-Rector of the Seminary is Father Peter Cao Wei, who was ordained a priest on October 28, 2010, the feast of the Holy Apostles Simon and Jude Thaddeus. The former Executive Vice-Rector, Father Shi Huimin will be the new parish priest of the Beijing Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Savior.Father Peter Cao had already worked in the seminary, also as the person responsible for the formation of seminarians and pastoral care within the seminary community. Beginning on June 30, 2015, he spent eight months in the Philippines to learn English. Upon his return to Beijing in March, the diocese entrusted him with a new mission: to serve the Chinese Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, in the United States.In his homily, Bishop Joseph Li Shan emphasized that “the Seminary is the heart of the diocese. It is a place for the formation of outstanding vocations for the Church”. The Bishop also thanked the formators who have been working at the seminary for many years: “Thanks to their zeal and responsible attitude in accompanying vocations, as well as their quiet dedication to the formation process, the seminary has been able to achieve fruitful results and form a number of outstanding priests for the Church.”（NZ)（Agenzia Fides, 7/7/2025）
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