In response to questions from journalists, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, gave the following statement:

“I can confirm that today, Wednesday 28 July 2021, in the cathedral of Pingliang, Gansu Province of China, the liturgy of episcopal ordination of the Reverend Anthony Li Hui, appointed by the Holy Father as coadjutor of Pingliang on 11 January 2021, took place. Bishop Li is the fifth Chinese bishop to be appointed and ordained under the Provisional Agreement on the Appointment of Bishops in China”.