Type: | Bishop | ||||
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu | |||||
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Term Start: | 2016 | ||||
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Joseph Tang Yuange | |||||
Church: | Chinese Patriotic Catholic Church | ||||
Archdiocese: | Chongqing | ||||
Diocese: | Chengdu | ||||
Ordination: | 1991 | ||||
Birth Date: | 17 November 1963 | ||||
Birth Place: | Jintang County, Sichuan, China | ||||
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Nationality: | Chinese | ||||
Religion: | Roman Catholic | ||||
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Alma Mater: | Sichuan Catholic Theological and Philosophical College | ||||
Motto: | Fides, Spes et Caritas | ||||
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Joseph Tang Yuan Ge.svg | ||||
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Joseph Tang Yuange (Chinese: t=唐遠閣|s=唐远阁|p=Táng Yuǎngé; born November 17, 1963) is a Sichuanese Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of the Diocese of Chengdu since 2016.[1] [2]
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]