China Elevates to the Episcopate, with the Approval of Rome, Leaders of the Council of Bishops, a Body that the Vatican Does Not Recognize – INFOVATICAN
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The press service of the Holy See reported that on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the episcopal ordination of Father Andrew Ding Yan took place, who was appointed by the Holy Father on July 28, 2026 as Archbishop of Chongqing (Chongqing Municipality, China). This nomination is approved under the Interim Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China.
The Holy See announced yesterday the consecration of Andrea Ding Yang as Archbishop of Chongqing with a biography of one hundred and twenty-seven words that goes through his passage through the seminary, the parish of St. Joseph of Yuzhong, Macau, Rome and four parish destinations. The curriculum ends in Jiulongpo. It does not say that the new archbishop is Assistant Secretary General of the Council of Bishops of the Catholic Church in China, Vi…
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