Jailed during the Cultural Revolution in 1966, for his beliefs, he was released in 1985, returning to his parish, to help restore the life of the Church. In 1998, he was secretly appointed and consecrated Bishop of Lu'an.
Bishop Li Yi passed away due to a cerebral infarction on Thursday, May 24, 2012, aged 88. His remains were buried at the Elizabethan Nunnery Cemetery in Changzhi.
Jailed during the Cultural Revolution in 1966, for his beliefs, he was released in 1985, returning to his parish, to help restore the life of the Church. In 1998, he was secretly appointed and consecrated Bishop of Lu'an.
Bishop Li Yi passed away due to a cerebral infarction on Thursday, May 24, 2012, aged 88. His remains were buried at the Elizabethan Nunnery Cemetery in Changzhi.
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