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Peter Li Huiyuan
Bishop of Fengxiang
Native name	李会元
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Fengxiang
Installed	17 November 2017
Predecessor	Lucas Li Jing-feng
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang (2014-2017)
Orders
Ordination	19 March 1991
Consecration	13 February 2014 by Lucas Li Jing-feng
Personal details
Born	(1965-10-10) 10 October 1965

Peter Li Huiyuan (Chinese: 李会元; born 10 October 1965) is the current bishop of the Diocese of Fengxiang in Shaanxi, China.

Episcopate

Li Huiyuan was formerly part of the clandestine underground Chinese Catholic church and he served as the coadjutor bishop for Lucas Li Jing-feng of the same diocese prior to the latter's death in 2017. He was officially recognized by the Holy See for this position since 2015. Bishop Lucas Li had tried to pave the way for a transition of the diocese from underground to official status prior to his death and the Chinese authorities engaged in cooperation with him for this purpose.

After Bishop Lucas Li died in 2017, Li Huiyuan gained effective control of the diocese. In 2020, he gained official government approval as the bishop of Fengxiang in a ceremony attended by several other bishops, and thus became part of the government-recognized Catholic church in China.