Joseph Huang Bingzhang

Joseph Huang Bingzhang
Vice-President of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
Native name
黄炳章
InstalledDecember 2016
Orders
Ordination1991
Personal details
Born1967 (age 57–58)
Huilai County, Guangdong, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceBeijing, China
Alma materCentral and South Catholic Academy of Theology and Philosophy
In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Joseph Huang Bingzhang (simplified Chinese: 黄炳章; traditional Chinese: 黃炳章; pinyin: Huáng Bǐngzhāng; 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]

References

  1. ^ 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 (in Chinese). 2017-03-29. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ 黄炳章主教:教职人员和人大代表相辅相成. CRI (in Chinese). 2013-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  3. ^ 天主教汕头教区举行黄炳章主教祝圣典礼. hqcr.com (in Chinese). 2011-07-15.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ www.cath.ch
  5. ^ press.vatican.va