20 November -- Father Joseph Guo Jincai was today made the first bishop of Chengde in northern Hebei province, without papal approval and under close surveillance of local government officials.
More than 100 faithful and dozens of government officials attended the ordination Mass at the church in the rural town of Pingquan.
The area was surrounded by about 100 uniform and plainclothes police. Cameras were banned in the church and mobile phone signals blocked in the area.
The ceremony proceeded smoothly, Church sources told ucanews.com.
