Joseph Tang Yuange

Joseph Tang Yuange
Bishop of Chengdu
Joseph Tang Yuange
ChurchChinese Patriotic Catholic Church
ArchdioceseChongqing
DioceseChengdu
Installed2016
PredecessorMichael Liu Xianru [no]
Orders
Ordination1991
Personal details
Born (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 (age 62)
Jintang County, Sichuan, China
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationSichuan Catholic Theological and Philosophical College
MottoFides, Spes et Caritas
(Latin for 'Faith, Hope, and Charity')
Coat of arms
Joseph Tang Yuange's coat of arms
Joseph Tang Yuange's coat of arms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese唐遠閣
Simplified Chinese唐远阁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáng Yuǎngé

Joseph Tang Yuange (simplified Chinese: 唐远阁; traditional Chinese: 唐遠閣; pinyin: Táng Yuǎngé; born November 17, 1963) is a Sichuanese Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of the Diocese of Chengdu since 2016.

Biography

Tang was born in Jintang County, Sichuan, on November 17, 1963. From 1984 to 1988 he studied at the Sichuan Catholic Theological and Philosophical College.

He was ordained a priest in 1991. He was elected Bishop of Chengdu. He accepted the episcopacy with the papal mandate on November 30, 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 成都教区唐远阁候任主教一行来渝考察交流. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2016-01-12. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. ↑ 四川省天主教成都教区 唐远阁主教祝圣庆典举行. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-12-01.
  3. ↑ 获中国与梵蒂冈认可 唐远阁任成都教区主教. zaobao.com (in Chinese). Singapore. 2016-12-01.