Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association

Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
ClassificationCatholic
PolityAssociation
RegionChina
FounderState Administration for Religious Affairs
Origin1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Merged intoUnited Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Official websitewww.chinacatholic.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
Traditional Chinese中國天主教愛國會
Simplified Chinese中国天主教爱国会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Tiānzhǔjiào Àiguó Huì
Wade–GilesChūngkuó T'iēnchǔchiào Àikuó Huì
Yale RomanizationJūngkwó Tyānzhǔjyào Àigwó Hwèi

The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) is the national organization for Catholicism in China. It was established in 1957 after a group of Chinese Catholics met in Beijing with officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Religious Affairs Bureau. It is the main organizational body of Catholics in China officially sanctioned by the Chinese government.

The organization is not recognized by the worldwide Catholic Church. The organization is controlled by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party following the State Administration for Religious Affairs' absorption into the UFWD in 2018.[1]

  1. ^ Joske, Alex (May 9, 2019). "Reorganizing the United Front Work Department: New Structures for a New Era of Diaspora and Religious Affairs Work". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-11-18.