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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.
- On Wednesday, July 29, the Vatican announced the ordination of Bishop Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as Coadjutor Bishop of Bameng in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, marking the second Chinese bishop ordained in one week.
- The appointment followed approval under the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and China, which allows Chinese authorities to propose candidates while the Pope retains final authority over bishop appointments.
- Duan Yongkun, 45, previously served as Vicar General of the Diocese of Bameng after studying at Beijing University and Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan before his ordination to the priesthood in 2011.
- One week prior, the Vatican disclosed the ordination of Joseph Chang Yanfeng as bishop of Chifeng, also located within the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, under the same diplomatic arrangement.
- While some conservative Catholics criticize the deal for granting excessive power to China's regime, the Vatican defends the accord as an essential mechanism for dialogue and uniting China's divided Catholic community.
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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...
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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
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