Methodius Qu Ailin

The Most Revd. Methodius Qu Ailin
Archbishop of Changsha
Native name	屈蔼林
Church	Catholic
Archdiocese	Changsha
Province	Hunan
Metropolis	Changsha
Elected	19 December 2011
Installed	2012
Orders
Ordination	1995
Consecration	2012
Personal details
Born	May 1961 (age 65) Hengyang, Hunan, China
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Changsha, Hunan, China
Alma mater	Hengyang Basic University Beijing Theological and Philosophical College
Coat of arms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	屈藹林
Simplified Chinese	屈蔼林
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qū Ǎilín

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qu (屈).

Methodius Qu Ailin (Chinese: 屈蔼林; born May 1961) is a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan, China.

Biography

Qu was born in Hengyang, Hunan in May 1961. After the resumption of College Entrance Examination, he graduated from the Hengyang Basic University. He joined the church at the end of 1990. He was accepted to the Central South School of Theological Philosophy in 1991. He studied at the Beijing Theological and Philosophical College between 1992 and 1995. He became a priest in June 1995 and that same year he served as a priest at the Hengyang Catholic Church. He was ordained archbishop in 1999 by Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan Simon Qu Tianxi. On December 19, 2011, he was elected as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan (Archbishop of Changsha and Apostolic Administrator of the Dioceses and Prefectures in Hunan).

In November 2025, Qu was found guilty with two priests and a member of the church for embezzlement, was sentenced to six to seven years in prison.

See also

• Qu (surname 屈)
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha