Joseph Huang Bingzhang

Joseph Huang Bingzhang (simplified Chinese: 黄炳章; traditional Chinese: 黃炳章; pinyin: Huáng Bǐngzhāng; born 1967) is a Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Shantou, Guangdong.^[1] He is now the vice-president of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. He was a deputy to the 11th and 13th National People's Congress.^[2]

Joseph Huang Bingzhang
Vice-President of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
Native name	黄炳章
Installed	December 2016
Orders
Ordination	1991
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 57–58) Huilai County, Guangdong, China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Beijing, China
Alma mater	Central and South Catholic Academy of Theology and Philosophy

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Biography

Huang was born in Huilai County, Guangdong, in 1967. He was ordained a priest in 1991. On July 14, 2011, he became the Bishop of Shantou, Guangdong, without papal permission and was excommunicated latae sententiae.^[3] In December 2016, he was elected vice-president of Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.

On September 22, 2018, Pope Francis lifted the excommunication of Joseph Huang Bingzhang and other bishops previously appointed by the Chinese government without a pontifical mandate.^[4][5]