Leon Yao Liang

Leo Yao Liang (Chinese: 姚良;1923 – December 30, 2009) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi, China.

Ordained in 1946, Yao Liang was sentenced to a Chinese Communist labor camp in 1958 and was released in 1984. With the approval of the Vatican, he was ordained bishop on February 19, 2002.[1]

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  1. ↑ http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chinese_underground_catholic_bishop_dies/

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