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China Flexes Power Over Rome Once Again with New Bishop Consecration, by Michael Haynes – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Above: Shanghai, China. Photo by Freeman Zhou on Unsplash

By Michael Haynes, OnePeterFive, Oct. 14, 2025

Michael Haynes is a self-employed English journalist and part of the Holy See Press Corps… You can follow Michael on Twitter or via his website Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa.

 

Michael HaynesIt appears that once again, Beijing has delivered another blow to the Holy See by consecrating a bishop to the pivotal Diocese of Shanghai after he was elected during the papal sede vacante.

On October 15, Father Wu Jianlin will be consecrated as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai. News of the ceremony came via official notices issued by the schismatic state-approved church, the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA).

Previously vicar general of the diocese, Wu was elected, effectively unopposed, in a vote on April 28. The next day another priest, Father Li Janlin, was similarly “elected” as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Xinxiang, reportedly being the sole candidate. …

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