Prior to the more recent harassments, Bishop Jia had been jailed by the Communists for fifteen years from 1963-1978.
Rome (AsiaNews) – Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo, the underground bishop of Zhengding (Hebei), was arrested yesterday by police and taken away to an undisclosed location. The arrest took place in conjunction with the meeting at the Vatican of the Plenary Commission on the Church in China. Read more here.
