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Pope Leo XIV appoints Ignatius Ding Zuyao bishop of Haimen

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Ignatius Ding Zuyao was consecrated as bishop of Haimen on Thursday, October 15, in Jiangsu Province, China. Pope Leo XIV appointed him to the position on August 24, 2026, following the approval of his candidacy under the provisional agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China.

The Haimen diocese had been without a bishop for more than three years. Zuyao is the ninth Chinese bishop consecrated during the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV and the 19th bishop selected under the terms of the Vatican-China agreement.

Born in August 1986 in Qidong, Zuyao studied at the Jiangsu Section of the Sheshan Seminary in Shanghai from 2001 to 2004 before earning a degree in philosophy and theology from the Beijing Theological Seminary. He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Haimen on October 27, 2011. His previous pastoral assignments include serving as parish priest in Haimenzhen, Linjiang, and Caojiazhen, and most recently as parish priest of Qingnian Donglu parish in Nantong since February 2023.

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How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 3:00 AM Vatican News Lietuvių Kinijoje konsekruotas katalikų vyskupas
  2. Oct 15, 3:10 AM Vatican News Italiano In Cina consacrato il vescovo di Haimen
  3. Oct 15, 8:27 AM InfoVaticana Español Nuevo obispo en China: Roma habla de nombramiento papal y Pekín, de aprobación de su Conferencia Episcopal
  4. Oct 15, 6:23 AM Vatican News Deutsch China: Bischofsweihe in Haimen im Rahmen des Abkommens mit Vatikan
  5. Oct 15, 8:05 AM Vatican News हिन्दी माननीय इग्नासियुस डिंग जुयाओ का चीन में धर्माध्यक्षीय अभिषेक
  6. Oct 15, 5:35 AM Agenzia Fides Consecration of bishop of Haimen
  7. Oct 15, 8:12 AM Catholic News Agency Another bishop in China consecrated under deal with Vatican
  8. Oct 15, 2:50 PM ACI Prensa Español Consagran a otro obispo en China conforme al acuerdo con el Vaticano
  9. Oct 15, 10:10 PM Catholic World News Another bishop consecrated in China (Holy See Press Office)
  10. Oct 16, 1:40 AM Vatican News Kiswahili Askofu wa Haimen awekwa Wakfu wa Kiaskofu nchini China
  11. Oct 17, 6:00 AM TK KBS Slovenčina V Číne vysvätili biskupa Haimenu Ignáca Ding Zuyaoa po schválení pápežom
  12. Oct 16, 3:46 AM Aleteia Chinese bishops: Faster appointments, ‘very small steps’
  13. Oct 16, 9:13 AM Aleteia Español Obispos chinos: la Iglesia avanza «a pasos muy pequeños»
  14. Oct 17, 5:00 PM Abouna China: Bishop Ignatius Ding Zuyao ordained in Haimen

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