Joseph Tang Yuange

Joseph Tang Yuange (Chinese: 唐远阁; born November 17, 1963) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu since 2016.[1][2]

Joseph Tang Yuange
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu
Joseph Tang Yuange
ChurchCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chengdu
ProvinceSichuan
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu
Installed2016
PredecessorMichael Liu Xian-ru
Orders
Ordination1991
Personal details
Born (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963
Jintang County, Sichuan, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materSichuan Catholic Theological and Philosophical College
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Biography

Tang was born in Jintang County, Sichuan, on November 17, 1963. From 1984 to 1988 he studied at the Sichuan Catholic Theological and Philosophical College.

He was ordained a priest in 1991. He was elected Bishop of Chengdu. He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on November 30, 2016.[3]

References

  1. 成都教区唐远阁候任主教一行来渝考察交流. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2016-01-12.
  2. 四川省天主教成都教区 唐远阁主教祝圣庆典举行. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-12-01.
  3. 获中国与梵蒂冈认可 唐远阁任成都教区主教. zaobao.com (in Chinese). Singapore. 2016-12-01.
Catholic Church titles
Previous:
Michael Liu Xian-ru
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu
2016
Incumbent


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