Joseph Tan Yanquan (Chinese: 谭燕全; born 1962) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning since 2007.[1]

Joseph Tan Yanquan
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning
ChurchCathedral of Our Lady of China
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning
ProvinceGuangxi
Installed2007
PredecessorJoseph Meng Ziwen
Orders
Ordination1989
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
NationalityChinese
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoAD GENTES
Coat of armsJoseph Tan Yanquan's coat of arms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTán Yànquán

Biography

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He was ordained a priest in 1989. He was appointed Assistant Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning in 2003. He was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning in 2007.

References

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  1. ^ 中国天主教“一会一团”沈斌主教等人慰问广东省第十七期修女培训班学员. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2018-06-26. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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Joseph Meng Ziwen
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning
2007
Incumbent