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Pope ordains Andrea Ding Yang as Archbishop of Chongqing
The Holy Father ordained Andrea Ding Yang as Archbishop of Chongqing on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The appointment follows the selection of Yang on July 28, 2026.
The appointment was made under the provisional agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China. Yang now leads the Archdiocese of Chongqing in China.
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- Official sourceConsecration of the Archbishop of Chongqing (China)
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- Official source@VaticanNewsConsecration of the newly appointed Archbishop of Chongqing in China
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How the coverage unfolded
- Sep 8, 5:53 AM L'Osservatore Romano Italiano Consacrazione dell’Arcivescovo di Chongqing (Cina)
- Sep 9, 6:53 AM Vatican News हिन्दी चीन में चोंगकिंग के नवनियुक्त महाधर्माध्यक्ष का अभिषेक
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