He is the seventh bishop of Hohhot, the capital of the Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China.
Paul Meng Qinglu was already elected as a bishop candidate in June 2005, a month after his predecessor John Baptist Wang Xixian died at the age of 79.
Then Meng had already led the diocese's affairs for about a year, commissioned by Bishop John Baptist Wang Xixian after he had become seriously ill.
Bishop Wang assigned him to build new churches and serve as parish priest from 2000 to 2003.
He also held leading positions in the government-led Catholic patriotic association of Inner Mongolia from 2001.