Zhang was born in
Linzhou,
Henan, in April 1971. He graduated from the
National Seminary of Catholic Church in China in 1996. He was ordained a priest in 2004. In 2011 he was elected deputy director of the Henan Catholic Academic Affairs Committee. In 2013 he was elected a member of the 12th Henan People's Political Consultative Conference of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. On April 29, 2015, he was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Anyang, which was recognized by the
Pope. On May 8, 2016, he became
bishop of Weihui. ==References==