BEIJING (SE): Ushering new energy to the mission of evangelisation in mainland China and strengthening the synodal path, the dioceses of Wanxian and Leshan, in the province of Sichuan, had new ordinations on the solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul, on June 29 Agenzia Fides reported.
Bishop Paul He Zeqing of Wanxian presided over the ordination of Father Joseph Jiang Fuxin at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wanxian. Father Jiang completed his priestly formation at the National Seminary in Beijing and now serves the diocese. Bishop He had ordained a deacon for the diocese on the previous day, June 28.
The Diocese of Leshan also welcomed two new priests on June 29. According to information gathered by Agenzia Fides, the two newly ordained priests, who completed their formation at the Major Seminary of Sichuan, shared their great joy with the Catholic community, fellow priests, sisters, lay faithful and family members present.
Archbishop Meng Ningyou of Taiyuan ordained Father Jia Hongwei a priest on June 13, the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, at the Cathedral of Xinjiang/Yuncheng in Shanxi province. The occasion was a moment of comfort and joy for the faithful of the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang/Yuncheng, who were grieving the death of Bishop Peter Wu Junwei on May 10.
On 31 May 2021, during the feast of the Visitation of Our Lady, the late Bishop Wu had ordained Father Hongwei a deacon. Presiding over the priestly ordination in Yuncheng Cathedral, Archbishop Meng encouraged the faithful to courageously pursue the mission and the pastoral commitment, following in the footsteps of Bishop Wu.
