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HONGDONG: Msgr. Pietro Liu Genzhu was ordained bishop of the diocese of Hongdong-Linfen (Shanxi) this morning. His appointment was recognized by the Holy See and the Chinese government.
Msgr. Liu had already been vicar general of Linfen since 2010. The diocese had no bishop since 2006, following the death of the then ordinary Msgr. Sun Yuanmo, although Msgr. Liu was the Holy See candidate for a long time. Today s is the second episcopal ordination after the renewal of the Sino-Vatican Agreement last October. The first was the ordination in Qingdao.
The news of his ordination was immediately released by the Patriotic Association and the Shanxi Bishops Council. ....

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