Joseph Huang Bingzhang Explained

Type:Bishop
Joseph Huang Bingzhang
Vice-President of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
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Term Start:December 2016
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Native Name:黄炳章
Native Name Lang:zh
Ordination:1991
Birth Place:Huilai County, Guangdong, China
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Nationality:Chinese
Religion:Roman Catholic
Residence:Beijing, China
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Alma Mater:Central and South Catholic Academy of Theology and Philosophy

Joseph Huang Bingzhang (; born 1967) is a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Shantou, Guangdong.[1] He is now the vice-president of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. He was a deputy to the 11th and 13th National People's Congress.[2]

Biography

Huang was born in Huilai County, Guangdong, in 1967. He was ordained a priest in 1991. On July 14, 2011, he became the Bishop of Shantou, Guangdong, without papal permission and was excommunicated latae sententiae.[3] In December 2016, he was elected vice-president of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.

On September 22, 2018, Pope Francis lifted the excommunication of Joseph Huang Bingzhang and other bishops previously appointed by the Chinese government without a pontifical mandate.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.chinacatholic.cn/html/report/17030813-1.htm . zh:黄炳章主教参加汕头市委统战部、市民宗局传达学习全国“两会”精神会议 . chinacatholic.cn . 2017-03-29 . zh . 2018-09-29 . 2018-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929114724/http://www.chinacatholic.cn/html/report/17030813-1.htm . dead .
  2. News: http://news.cri.cn/gb/27824/2013/03/15/6611s4053556.htm . zh:黄炳章主教:教职人员和人大代表相辅相成 . CRI . 2013-03-15 . zh . 2018-09-29 . 2018-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929155528/http://news.cri.cn/gb/27824/2013/03/15/6611s4053556.htm . dead .
  3. News: http://news.hqcr.com/projects/news/view.aspx?nid=377676 . zh:天主教汕头教区举行黄炳章主教祝圣典礼 . hqcr.com . 2011-07-15 . zh .
  4. https://www.cath.ch/newsf/le-pape-francois-leve-lexcommunication-des-eveques-chinois-illegitimes/ www.cath.ch
  5. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/09/22/0676/01471.html press.vatican.va