John Lee Keh-Mien

Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, JCD (born August 23, 1958) is the fourth and current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu, in Taiwan.[1][2]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Baptist Lee Keh-Mien
Bishop of Hsinchu
ArchdioceseTaipei
DioceseHsinchu
AppointedApril 6, 2006
Successorincumbent
Orders
OrdinationMay 27, 1990
ConsecrationJune 24, 2006
by Lucas Liu Hsien-tang
Personal details
Birth name李克勉
Born (1958-08-23) August 23, 1958
Tainan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China
NationalityTaiwanese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materCollege of Chinese Culture, Fu Jen Catholic University, Maynooth College, University of Santo Tomas

Education and Priestly Ministry

Lee earned a Bachelor's degree in agriculture from the College of Chinese Culture in 1980. After completing his mandatory military service, he enrolled in the major seminary in Taipei. He graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University in 1985 with a degree in philosophy and from Maynooth College in 1989 with a degree in theology.

He was ordained to the diaconate in December 1989 and the presbyterate in May 1990. In August 1990, Lee was appointed rector of the major and minor seminaries of Taiwan. Upon completing his term as rector, he served as a parish priest before pursuing doctorate studies in canon law at the University of Santo Tomas from 1996-2002. He then returned to Taiwan to serve as the rector of the interdiocesan seminary in Hsinchuang.

Episcopal Ministry

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Lee as the Bishop of Hsinchu on April 6, 2006 and he was ordained to the episcopate on June 24, 2006, the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, his namesake. He became the President of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference on July 1, 2020.

  1. "Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. "Bishop John Baptist Keh-mien Lee | Bishop of Hsinchu Diocese John Baptist Keh-mien Lee | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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