Louis Yu Runchen

Louis Yu Runchen (simplified Chinese: 余润深; traditional Chinese: 余潤深; pinyin: Yú Rùnshēn; born 1929) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong between 1986 and 2019.

Louis Yu Runchen
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong
ChurchCathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Hanzhong
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong
Installed1986
Term endedApril 2019
PredecessorBartholomew Yu Chengti
SuccessorStefano Xu Hongwei
Orders
OrdinationDecember 8, 1957
Personal details
Born1929 (age 91–92)
Shaanxi
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.

Biography

Yu was born in Shaanxi in 1929. He was ordained a priest on December 8, 1957. In 1985, he was nominated by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association to serve as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong. His episcopal ordination was held on November 30, 1986. In 1984, the Holy See appointed Bartholomew Yu Chengti as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong. The ordination of Bishop Louis Yu Runchen was carried out without the approval of the Holy See. Therefore, from 1986 to 2003, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong had two main bishops at the same time. In 2003, Bishop Bartholomew Yu Chengti resigned for health reasons. Yu became the ruler of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong. In 2004, he was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Catholic Bishops' Conference. In 2009 after Bishop Bartholomew Yu Chengti passed away, the Holy See recognized Yu's position as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong.[1] In April 2019, Stefano Xu Hongwei replaced him as new bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong. Stefano Xu Hongwei's appointment was approved by the Holy See and the Communist government.[2][3]

References
  1. "Mgr. Bartholomew Yu, underground bishop of Hanzhong, dies". asianews.it. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. Wang Zhicheng (28 August 2019). "Msgr. Stefano Xu Hongwei ordained Bishop of Hanzhong (Photo)". asianews.it. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Sergio Ticozzi (15 April 2019). 中梵协议后选出的首两位主教: 集宁与汉中教区。没有新意. asianews.it (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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