Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi

Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi (26 October 1919 – 20 April 2017) was a Chinese Patriotic Catholic bishop. Ordained in 1949, Wang Chong-yi served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Guiyang, China, for the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association from 1988 until 2014.

He was elected bishop of Guiyang in 1987 and was ordained as a bishop on 4 December 1988 in Beijing. The Holy See gave its approval of Wang Chong-yi being elected and ordained a Catholic bishop. He died in 2017, aged 97.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Profile, Archdiocese of Guiyang website; accessed 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Profile, cardinalkungfoundation.org; accessed 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Profile, ucanews.com; accessed 27 April 2017.



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