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Sep 12, 2025 : In conformity with the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the Chinese government, Joseph Wang Zhengui receives episcopal consecration, becoming the first bishop of the new diocese of Zhangjiakou, created two months ago by Pope Leo XIV.
The episcopal consecration of the Reverend Joseph Wang Zhengui on Wednesday, 10 September, marks the completion of a process of ecclesiastical territorial modification initiated two months ago by Pope Leo XIV.
The new bishop
Bishop Joseph Wang Zhengui “was born on 19 November 1962. From 1984 to 1988 he attended the provincial seminary of Hebei. In the two following years he carried out a pastoral apprenticeship in the parish of Qujiazhuang.
On 24 May 1990 he was ordained a priest for the diocese of Xianxian, where he was assigned to the same parish, of which he was appointed parish priest in 1991. He subsequently carried out his ministry in the diocese of Xuanhua.
The new diocese
With the suppression of the dioceses of Xuanhua and Xiwanzi, the new diocese of Zhangjiakou has a total area of 36,357 km² and a population of 4,032,600, of whom approximately 85,000 are Catholics, with 89 priests.
The ecclesiastical boundaries of the new diocese, according to the Holy See Press Office, will include the following areas: the districts of Xuanhua, Qiaodong, Xiahuayuan, Chongli, Qiaoxi, and Wanquan; and the counties of Chicheng, Huailai, Zhuolu, Weixian, Yangyuan, Huai'an, Shangyi, Zhangbei, Guyuan, and Kangbao.
In this way, the territory of the new diocese conforms to that of the city of Zhangjiakou, from which it takes its name.
Meanwhile, the district of Yanqing has been incorporated into the Archdiocese of Beijing, while the city of Xilinguolemeng has been incorporated into the Diocese of Jining.
(Source : Vatican News)
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