HomeAsia-Pacific

Vatican and Beijing agree on new China bishop as ordination fills 20-year vacancy

Asia-Pacific 1 source 1 country 🔦 Under-reported 34m ago

Joseph Chang Yanfeng was ordained bishop of Chifeng in China’s northern Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday, highlighting the uneasy diplomatic engagement between Beijing and the Vatican on the sensitive issue of Catholic appointments. The ordination fills a vacancy for the Catholic diocese of Chifeng that had lasted nearly...

Summary from source
Read the full story at the source South China Morning Post · HK
Get the news on TelegramTop stories & under-reported picks, straight to your feed — free. Join →