| Joseph Tang Yuange | |||||||
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| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu | |||||||
 Joseph Tang Yuange | |||||||
| Church | Chinese Patriotic Catholic Church | ||||||
| Archdiocese | Chongqing | ||||||
| Diocese | Chengdu | ||||||
| Installed | 2016 | ||||||
| Predecessor | Michael Liu Xianru [no] | ||||||
| Orders | |||||||
| Ordination | 1991 | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 (age 61) Jintang County, Sichuan, China | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Alma mater | Sichuan Catholic Theological and Philosophical College | ||||||
| Motto | Fides, Spes et Caritas (Latin for 'Faith, Hope, and Charity') | ||||||
| Coat of arms |  | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 唐遠閣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 唐远阁 | ||||||
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Previous: Michael Liu Xian-ru |
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu 2016 |
Incumbent |
