Liu was born in Fengrun District, Tangshan, Hebei, on December 26, 1920, to a Catholic family.

On May 4, 1945, he was ordained as priest by Bishop of Beijing, Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, CM.

During the Cultural Revolution, the Communist government suppressed freedom of religious belief and Liu was re-imprisoned.

After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, a policy of some religious freedom was implemented.

On October 20, 2010, He refused to attend Joseph Guo Jincai's illegal pastoral ceremony in Chengde Diocese.