John Baptist Yang Xiaoting
John Baptist Yang Xiaoting (Chinese: 杨晓亭; born April 9, 1964) was a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yan'an since 2011.[1]
Most Reverend John Baptist Yang Xiaoting | |||||||
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| Bishop of Yan'an | |||||||
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an | ||||||
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Yan'an | ||||||
| Installed | 2011 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Francis Tong Hui | ||||||
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| Ordination | 1991 | ||||||
| Consecration | 15 July 2010 by Bishop Louis Yu Ren Shen (Yu Runchen) | ||||||
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| Born | April 9, 1964 Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Alma mater | Pontifical Urban University | ||||||
| Motto | DEUS CARITAS EST / 天主是愛 | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊曉亭 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨晓亭 | ||||||
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Biography
Yang was born in Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi, on April 9, 1964. He was ordained a priest on August 28, 1991.
He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on July 15, 2010. On March 25, 2011, after the death of his predecessor, he became bishop of the Yan'an.
In 2010, he was elected vice-chairman of the Bishops Conference of Catholic Church in China (BCCCC). In December 2016 he was elected vice-president of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.
In October 2018, Yang attended Mass with Joseph Guo Jincai at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City, after China and the Vatican signed an interim agreement on the appointment of bishops last month.[2]
References
- 杨晓亭主教的先进事迹. sara.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2018.
- 两名中国主教抵梵参会 教皇热烈欢迎. takungpao.com (in Chinese). 2018-10-04.
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| Previous: Francis Tong Hui |
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yan'an 2011 |
Incumbent |