China consagra a un nuevo obispo bajo el acuerdo con el Vaticano: Roma destaca el nombramiento papal y Pekín lo omite

In brief

China has consecrated Andrea Ding Yang as the archbishop of Chongqing, following his selection by Chinese official structures and his subsequent appointment by Pope Leo XIV.

While the consecration took place under the existing agreement between China and the Vatican, official statements from Beijing only acknowledged the approval of the official Chinese Episcopal Conference. The Chinese report made no mention of the Pope or the bilateral agreement. In contrast, Vatican sources highlighted the papal appointment as part of the process.