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+Bishop Joseph Gao Hongxiao, OFM, 77

December 21, 2022

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CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Joseph Gao Hongxiao, the underground bishop of Kaifeng since 2007, has died at the age of 77. Kaifeng is a city of 4.8 million in Henan Province (map), in eastern China.

“One of the main issues not resolved by the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China is in fact vacant episcopal sees,” AsiaNews reports. “Although the agreement was renewed last October, more than one diocese in three is still without a bishop.”

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Posted by: Randal Mandock - Dec. 21, 2022 9:47 AM ET USA
There is no question that bishop Gao lived his life as a martyr for the faith. His many persecutions have been reported in this forum for as long as I have been a supporter. May he rest in heaven.

+Bishop Joseph Gao Hongxiao, OFM, 77

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