This article is about Catholic Church in China. For Catholic Church in Hong Kong, see Diocese of Hong Kong and Christianity in Hong Kong § Catholic Church. For Macau, see Diocese of Macau and Religion in Macau § Catholic Church.
Matteo Ricci (left) and Xu Guangqi (right) in the Chinese edition of Euclid's Elements published in 1607
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The Catholic Church in China (called Tiānzhǔ Jiào, 天主教, literally "Religion of the Lord of Heaven" after the Chinese term for the Christian God) has a long and complicated history. John of Montecorvino was the first Catholic missionary to reach China proper and first bishop of Khanbaliq during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).[1]
After the 1949 takeover by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Catholic and Protestant missionaries were expelled from the country. In 1957, the communist government established the Catholic Patriotic Association in Beijing,[2] which rejects the authority of the Holy See and appoints its own preferential bishops. Since September 2018, however, an agreement was reached, giving the Pope the power to veto any bishop which the Chinese government recommends.[3][4] However, the Church has claimed this agreement was breached in November 2022 and July 2023 when two bishops were installed without prior approval or consultation by the Vatican.[5]
^"Giovanni da Montecorvino: Franciscan missionary". Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^Edmond Tang; Jean-Paul Weist (17 May 2013). The Catholic Church in Modern China: Perspectives. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 13ff. ISBN 978-1-62564-086-4.
^"Vatican and China sign agreement on bishop appointments". The Guardian. Reuters. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^Rocca, Francis X.; Dou, Eva (14 September 2018). "China and Vatican to Sign Landmark Deal Over Bishops". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^Pullella, Philip (15 July 2023). "Pope approves Shanghai bishop as Vatican chides China for lack of consultation". Reuters. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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