Pope names Andrea Ding Yang Archbishop of Chongqing

The Pope named Father Andrea Ding Yang as the Archbishop of Chongqing on July 28. His appointment followed the approval of his candidacy under the provisional agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China, according to Vatican News.

Ding Yang studied in Rome in 2014 before returning to China to serve as a parish priest in the Archdiocese of Chongqing.