Objections to China bishop

China is poised to appoint another bishop to its state-run Catholic Church despite Vatican disapproval. A priest in the Communist Party-approved church in Anhui is to be consecrated a bishop, a vice-chairman of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, Liu Bainian, said.

Liu Xinhong's appointment is opposed by the Vatican, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported.

It comes just days after a senior official in the Government-approved church, Ma Yingling, was appointed bishop of Yunnan in the face of objections from Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and reported disapproval from the Holy See.