Methodius Qu Ailin

Methodius Qu Ailin (Chinese: 屈蔼林; born May 1961) is a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan, China.

Methodius Qu Ailin
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan
Native name	屈蔼林
Province	Hunan
Installed	19 December 2011
Orders
Ordination	1995
Personal details
Born	May 1961 (age 59) Hengyang, Hunan, China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Changsha, Hunan, China
Alma mater	Hengyang Basic University Beijing Theological and Philosophical College
Coat of arms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	屈藹林
Simplified Chinese	屈蔼林
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qū Ǎilín

Biography

Qu was born in Hengyang, Hunan in May 1961. After the resumption of College Entrance Examination, he graduated from the Hengyang Basic University. He joined the church at the end of 1990. He was accepted to the Central South School of Theological Philosophy in 1991. He studied at the Beijing Theological and Philosophical College between 1992 and 1995. He became a priest in June 1995 and that same year he served as a priest at the Hengyang Catholic Church. He was ordained archbishop in 1999 by Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan Simon Qu Tianxi. On December 19, 2011, he was elected as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan.[1][2]

See also

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha

References

1. 天主教湖南教区主教祝圣典礼在长举行. 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-04-26.
2. 天主教湖南教区主教祝圣典礼在长沙隆重举行. CNTV (in Chinese). 2012-04-27.