AsiaNews: Bishop Anthony Xu Jiwei, of the diocese of Taizhou (Zhejiang province), died yesterday due to illness at the age of 81. He was ordained bishop with a papal mandate in 2010 and was recognised by the Chinese government.
Bishop Xu’s death comes three weeks after that of Mgr Vincent Zhu Weifang, bishop of the neighbouring diocese of Wenzhou, in the same province.
The Requiem Mass for Mgr Xu is set for this Thursday (29 September) at 7.30 pm, whilst the funeral service will be held at 5 am the next day. More here.
