Joseph Li Hongguang (Chinese: 李宏光; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngguāng; 15 July 1926 – 13 December 2006) was a Chinese Catholic priest and bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang in 2006.
[1] During the Cultural Revolution, Li was imprisoned for 15 years and suffered from pain in his feet because of wearing shackles for a long time.
[1] On 14 May 1996, he was elected Bishop of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang, which was recognized by Pope John Paul II.
[1][2] On 16 July 2006, Bishop Augustin Zheng Shouduo died, and him took over as the vicar of the Prefecture Apostolic of Xinjiang.
[1] However, on the afternoon of December 13 of the same year, he died of a heart attack at the age of 80.