Joseph Tong Changping
Joseph Tong Changping (born December 1968 ) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Weinan .
Life
Joseph Tong Changping studied theology and philosophy at the regional seminary of the Archdiocese of Xi'an from 1991 to 1994 , then law and political science at the Institute for Political Science of Shaanxi Province . He was ordained a priest on January 6, 1997 . He initially taught canon law at the diocesan seminary and became vicar and pastor in Weinan.
On November 4, 2002, he was Lawrence Zhang Wenbin bishop of the diocese of Weinan ordained , a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Xi'an . He was by Pope Benedict XVI. as well as the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association .
Web links
- Le Diocèse de Weinan sera dirigé par un Pasteur Mgr Joseph Tong ( Memento of November 26, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), Fides, January 10, 2003 (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Fourth China bishop ordained this year . ucanews, June 24, 2010, archived from the original on May 15, 2012 ; accessed on June 24, 2010 (English).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Lawrence Zhang Wenbin |
Bishop of Weinan since 2003 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tong Changping, Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese clergyman, Bishop of Weinan |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 1968 |