Anthony Dang Mingyan

Anthony Dang Mingyan
Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an
ChurchSt. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an
ProvinceShaanxi
InstalledJuly 5, 2006
PredecessorAnthony Li Du'an
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 1991
ConsecrationJuly 2005
Personal details
Born (1967-07-12) July 12, 1967 (age 57)
Shanyang County, Shaanxi, China
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materSheshan Seminary
Shaanxi Normal University
In this Chinese name, the family name is Dang.

Anthony Dang Mingyan (simplified Chinese: 党明彦; traditional Chinese: 黨明彥; pinyin: Dǎng Míngyàn; born 12 July 1967) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an since 2006.[1]

Biography

Dang was born as the eighth of nine children in a Catholic family in Getiao Township of Shanyang County, Shaanxi, China, on July 12, 1967. He began a priesthood seminar in Xi'an, Shaanxi in 1985 but continued his theological education at the Sheshan Seminary in Shanghai. He was ordained a priest in 1991. From 1991 to 1996 he taught at Shaanxi Provincial Seminary. In 2002 he was accepted to Shaanxi Normal University, majoring in psychology, where he graduated in 2004. Prior to his diocese, he was the parish priest of St. Antony's Church, four kilometers west of the St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an, since it opened in 2003. He was consecrated as auxiliary bishop of Xi'an at St.Francis Cathedral on July 26, 2005.[2] His consecration was recognized by the Pope. On July 5, 2006, he succeeded Li Du'an as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Li Quanshe (李全社) (3 January 2019). 西安教区党明彦主教应邀参加陕西省基督教第八次代表会议并代表各宗教团体致贺词. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ "New Auxiliary Bishop Of Xi´an Strains To Help ´High-Caliber´ Bishop". Union of Catholic Asian News. 2005-07-27. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ 西安教区历任主教 [List of Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an]. rcxa.org (in Chinese). 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Bishop Anthony Mingyan Dang". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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