Joseph Yang Yongqiang
Joseph Yang Yongqiang (Chinese: 杨永强; born April 11, 1970) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhoucun since 2013.[1]
Joseph Yang Yongqiang | |||||||
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhoucun | |||||||
| Church | Cathedral in Zhoucun | ||||||
| Province | Shandong | ||||||
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhoucun | ||||||
| Installed | 2013 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Joseph Ma Xue-sheng | ||||||
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| Ordination | 1995 | ||||||
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| Born | April 11, 1970 China | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊永強 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨永强 | ||||||
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Biography
He was ordained a priest in June 1995.
He accepted the episcopacy with a papal mandate on November 15, 2010. On February 8, 2013 he became bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhoucun.
In December 2016 he was elected vice-president of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.
References
- 山东省天主教两会吕培森 杨永强主教带领全省部分神父一行19人赴渝考察交流. cqjbtzj.org (in Chinese). 2016-04-10.
External links
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| Previous: Joseph Ma Xue-sheng |
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhoucun 2013 |
Incumbent |
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