Pope names Andrea Ding Yang archbishop of Chongqing

In brief

Pope Leone XIV named Andrea Ding Yang as the archbishop of Chongqing on July 28. His appointment was approved under the provisional agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China.

Father Ding Yang previously studied in Rome in 2014 before returning to China. He served as a parish priest within the Archdiocese of Chongqing.