Vatican Ordains Second Chinese Bishop in a Week Amidst Sensitive Beijing Accord
The Vatican said the appointment advances its provisional agreement with Beijing and comes a week after another bishop was ordained in Inner Mongolia.
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(Vatican City=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = The Holy See announced on the 29th (local time) that two people, including a local bishop and an auxiliary bishop, were ordained in mainland China. Leo XIV...
Second Chinese bishop in week ordained under Vatican-Beijing deal
VATICAN CITY, July 29 - The Vatican announced on Wednesday the ordination of a second Chinese bishop in a week, highlighting ongoing cooperation with Beijing under a politically sensitive accord governing Catholic appointments in China. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China: Bameng diocesan vicar Duan Yongkun ordained Coadjutor Bishop
Pope Leo XIV appointed Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as Coadjutor Bishop of Bameng on 15 June, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, within the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China. Read all
The Holy See announced on Wednesday the episcopal ordination of Monsignor Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as Coadjutor Bishop of Bameng, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to the Vatican, Leo XIV approved his candidacy on June 15, although the appointment was not made public until the day of the episcopal ordination, as was the case last week with the appointment of Monsignor Giuseppe Chang Yanfeng as Bishop of Chifeng. A priest trai…
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