Joseph Tan Yanquan

Joseph Tan Yanquan (Chinese: 谭燕全; born 1962) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning since 2007.[1]

Joseph Tan Yanquan
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning
Church	Cathedral of Our Lady of China
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning
Province	Guangxi
Installed	2007
Predecessor	Joseph Meng Ziwen
Orders
Ordination	1989
Personal details
Born	1962 (age 57–58) China
Nationality	Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	譚燕全
Simplified Chinese	谭燕全
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tán Yànquán

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tan.

Biography

He was ordained a priest in 1989. He was appointed Assistant Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning in 2003. He was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning in 2007.

References

1. 中国天主教“一会一团”沈斌主教等人慰问广东省第十七期修女培训班学员. chinacatholic.cn (in Chinese). 2018-06-26.

Catholic Church titles
Previous: Joseph Meng Ziwen	Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning 2007	Incumbent