Joseph Guo Jincai
Joseph Guo Jincai (Chinese: 郭金才; pinyin: Guō Jīncái; born February 1968) is a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hebei, China.[1] He is also vice-president of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association and China Committee on Religion and Peace.[2][3] He was a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress.
Guo Jincai | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association | |
| Native name | 郭金才 |
| Province | Hebei |
| Installed | 9 December 2010 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2010 by Fang Jianping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1968 (age 52) Chengde, Hebei, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Hebei Provincial Catholic Theological College |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
Guo was born in Chengde, Hebei, in February 1968. He became the Roman Catholic Bishop of Chengde in 2010 and was ordained bishop by Bishop of Tangshan Fang Jianping (Chinese: 方建平) that year. Guo Jincai has been made a bishop of Chengde in Hebei without consent of the pope and was excommunicated latae sententiae. On December 9, 2010, he was elected vice-president of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.[4]
On September 22, 2018, Pope Francis lifted the excommunication of Joseph Guo Jincai and other six bishops previously appointed by the Chinese government without a pontifical mandate.[5][6]
References
- 郭金才主教率团访问澳大利亚和新西兰圣经公会. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2016-09-02.
- “中宗和”副主席郭金才访问美国圣经公会. cppcc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2012-11-01.
- 郭金才主教接待德国天主教弗莱堡大教区大学生代表团. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2015-08-20.
- 郭金才主教应邀率团访问美国. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2017-09-22.
- www.cath.ch
- press.vatican.va