Representatives of the Chinese Catholicism community attended the National Conference of Catholic Church last week.At the meeting, two bishop Li Shan and Shen Bin were elected chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and chairman of the Chinese Catholic Bishop.
According to the "Chinese Catholic" website information hosted by the Chinese Catholic Political Congress and the Chinese Catholic Bishop, the meeting was held in Wuhan, Hubei, Hubei on Thursday to Saturday (August 18th to 20th).The meeting elected the new committee and standing committee of the Chinese Catholic "a while".
Cui Maohu, deputy minister of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Director of the State Religious Affairs Bureau, Ning Yong, member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, and Minister of the United Front Work Department invited to attend the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
The so -called "a while" refers to the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association established in China and the Chinese Catholic Bishop.
There is no formal diplomatic relationship between mainland China and the Vatican, but China Vatican signed a temporary agreement on the appointment of the bishop in 2018. China announced that the agreement was extended for two years in 2020.The details of the agreement were not announced, but Reuters had previously reported that under this agreement, the Pope has the right to appoint the bishop.
Li Shan and Shen Bin are bishops of Beijing Diocese and Haimen Diocese, respectively.Before the China Vatican signed a temporary agreement on the appointment of the bishop, both bishops were recognized by the Vatican.
