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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Monday 20 January 2025, the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong was ordained a bishop. The Holy Father appointed the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong as bishop of Lüliang (Shanxi Province, China) on 28 October 2024, having approved the candidature in the context of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China.
The Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong is originally from Wenshui, Shanxi, where he was born on 3 August 1973. He carried out his studies in theology at the National Seminary of Beijing and was ordained a priest on 14 October 2001 for the diocese of Fenyang. He then carried out his linguistic studies at the University of Xi’an and obtained a licentiate in theology from the University of Sankt Augustin, Germany. He served in Fenyang as deputy parish priest, head of the diocesan Pastoral Centre, and as vicar general. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 20/1/2025)
