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] | ||||||
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Ordination | 1991 | ||||||
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Born | (1963-11-17) November 17, 1963 (age 60) 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') | ||||||
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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.[1][2]
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.[3]
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