Pope ordains Andrea Ding Yang as Archbishop of Chongqing

Pope Francis ordained Andrea Ding Yang as the new Archbishop of Chongqing on September 8, 2026. The Holy See announced the episcopal ordination, noting that the Pope had previously appointed him to the position on July 28, 2026.

Born on September 16, 1981, in the Hechuan District of Chongqing, Andrea Ding Yang studied at the Beijing Seminary from 2000 to 2006. He was ordained a priest on May 24, 2007, after completing pastoral training at St. Joseph Parish in Yuzhong. He later studied at St. Joseph University from 2009 to 2011 and served as an educator at the National Seminary in Beijing between 2012 and 2014.

After studying at the University of the Holy Cross in Rome, he returned to China and served as a pastor in Tongliang, Tongnan, Tongguanyi, and Jiulongpo within the Archdiocese of Chongqing.