First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal - Kostenloses Hörbuch

A Chinese Catholic bishop has been consecrated with Pope Francisâ approval, in the first such ordination since the Vatican and China signed a landmark deal last year over naming bishops. The first Chinese Catholic bishop has been consecrated with Pope Francisâ approval.The Vatican and China signed a landmark deal last year over naming bishops.Monsignor Antonio Yao Shun received a papal mandate making him a legitimately consecrated bishop of Jining, in Inner Mongolia.It was the first bishop ordination since the Vatican and Beijing signed an agreement over bishop nominations. The Vatican hoped the deal would end decades of estrangement, unify Chinaâs Catholics and bring all Chinese bishops into full communion with the Holy See.