Joseph Han Zhihai (simplified Chinese: 韩志海; traditional Chinese: 韓志海; pinyin: Hán Zhìhǎi; born 1966) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou since 2003.
He was a leader in the underground church and had been in prison for over 30 years.
After his death, Han became administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou.
Han was ordained Archbishop in 2003 by Xinjiang Underground Bishop Paul Xie Tingzhe.
[3] In late September 2018, Han was elected chairman of the Lanzhou Patriotic Catholic Association, a branch of the CCP-supported Catholic Patriotic Association.