June 11 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, China. "We are pleased to learn that today, on the occasion of the ...

Vatican City, Jun 11, 2025 / 09:12 am. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou in China, the Holy See announced on Wednesday.

Joseph Lin Yuntuan, according to the Holy See Press Office bulletin, was born in Fuqing (Fujian) on March 12, 1952. From 1979 to 1983 he attended the diocesan seminary of Fuzhou. He was ordained a ...

Fuzhou, Fujian, China On June 5, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as the auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou Archdiocese, China. Bishop Lin was born on March 12, 1952, in Fuqing, Fujian ...

The Vatican expressed satisfaction that Leo's June 5 nomination of Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou was recognized Wednesday by Chinese authorities.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Chinese Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as an assistant in Fuzhou, the capital of China's south-eastern Fujian province. It's his first appointment under a controversial ...

Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan, 73, was appointed by Leo within the framework of a diplomatic deal originally struck in 2018 that gives Chinese officials some input into papal appointments. Sign up here.

In a press release, the Holy See Press Office announced that Joseph Lin Yuntuan, 73, was officially installed as Bishop Cai Bingrui’s auxiliary this morning, but he was first ordained to this ...

Pope Leo XIV Wednesday appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou, China. The Pope waves from the popemobile as he arrives for the weekly General Audience in ...

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The Vatican expressed satisfaction that Leo's June 5 nomination of Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou was recognized Wednesday by Chinese authorities.