Pope Leo XIV appoints new Chinese bishop for Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Pecore by Allyson Beaucourt on Unsplash Vatican City, Jun 11, 2025 / 09:12 am

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Fuzhou in China, the Holy See announced on Wednesday.

The Vatican credited the Sino-Vatican deal, signed in September 2019 and renewed for a third time in October 2024, for Lin Yuntuan’s June 5 appointment.