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Pope ordains Paolo Liu Honggang Bishop of Datong

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Paolo Liu Honggang was ordained a bishop for the Diocese of Datong in Shanxi, China, on Monday, August 31, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Honggang to the position on August 10, 2026, after approving his candidacy under the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China. This appointment and subsequent ordination bring the total number of Chinese Catholic bishops ordained in full communion with the Pope under this agreement to 17.

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Pope Leo XIV ordains Paolo Liu Honggang Bishop of Datong

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Earlier version, Monday 31 August

Paul Liu Honggang ordained Bishop of Datong

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Paul Liu Honggang Bishop of Datong

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Aug 31, 3:29 AM Vatican News Bishop of Datong ordained in China
  2. Aug 31, 3:21 AM Vatican News Українська Китай: рукоположено Єпископа Датуна
  3. Aug 31, 3:16 AM Vatican News Italiano Cina, ordinato il vescovo di Datong
  4. Aug 31, 3:24 AM Vatican News Polski Chiny: święcenia biskupa Datong
  5. Sep 1, 12:05 AM TK KBS Slovenčina V Číne vysvätili nového biskupa Datongu, pápež schválil jeho kandidatúru
  6. Aug 31, 3:30 AM Vatican News BE Кітай: пасвечаны новы біскуп Датуна
  7. Aug 31, 4:32 AM Vatican News HY Չինաստանի մէջ ձեռնադրուած է Տաթոնկի Եպիսկոպոսը
  8. Aug 31, 4:18 AM Agenzia Fides Paul Liu Honggang ordained Bishop of Datong
  9. Aug 31, 4:53 AM Vatican News Deutsch Bischof für Datong in China geweiht
  10. Aug 31, 4:22 AM Vatican News Español China: ordenado el obispo de Datong
  11. Aug 31, 2:29 AM Diocese of Hallam Bishop of Datong ordained in China
  12. Aug 31, 6:24 AM Vatican News Português China, ordenado o bispo de Datong
  13. Aug 31, 7:30 AM ACI Stampa Italiano In Cina è stato ordinato il vescovo di Datong
  14. Aug 31, 6:42 AM Vatican News Français Église de Chine: ordination du nouvel évêque de Datong
  15. Aug 31, 7:16 AM Vatican News हिन्दी चीन, दातोंग के नये अभिषिक्त धर्माध्यक्ष पॉल लियू होंगगांग
  16. Aug 31, 9:46 AM Religión Digital Español Paolo Liu Honggang, nuevo obispo de Datong, celebra su ordenación en China
  17. Aug 31, 6:20 AM Angelus News China ordains Bishop of Datong, third under Vatican pact in two months
  18. Aug 31, 6:43 AM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ಚೀನಾ: ದಾಟೋಂಗ್ ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಧರ್ಮಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾಗಿ ಪಾವ್ಲೊ ಲಿಯು ಹೋಂಗ್‌ಗಾಂಗ್ ಅವರ ಅಭಿಷೇಕ
  19. Aug 31, 1:16 PM InfoCatólica Español China, nuevo obispo en Datong tras veintiún años de sede sin titular
  20. Aug 31, 10:33 PM Riposte Catholique Français Chine: ordination du nouvel évêque de Datong
  21. Sep 1, 12:36 AM Vatican News Svenska Kina: Biskopen av Datong vigd
  22. Sep 1, 4:37 AM Vatican News தமிழ் சீனாவில் புதிய ஆயர்: பாவ்லோ லியு ஹோங்காங் அருள்பொழிவு

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