extended the Provisional Agreement. In November 2020, a month after the Provisional Agreement was extended, China released the revised "Administrative Measures for Religious Clergy." The enforcement of the new rules will take effect on May 1, 2021. The Administrative Measures prioritize the Sinicization of all religion. Religious professionals are obligated to carry out their duties within the scope provided by the laws, regulations and rules of the government. The new rules do not consider the collaborative process set in place by the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and China when appointing bishops. In Article XVI of the Administrative Measures, Catholic bishops are to be approved and consecrated by the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference. The document does not state that collaboration and approval from the Holy See to appoint bishops is required, going against the terms of the Provisional Agreement. Just a month before the release of the new rules, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian had stated that China is willing to work together with the Vatican "to maintain close communication and consultation and advance the improvement of bilateral ties" through the Provisional Agreement. Appointment of bishops without the consent of the Holy See violates the Catholic Church Canon Law 377.5, which states that "no rights and privileges of election, nomination, presentation, or designation of bishops are granted to civil authorities." In July 2022, Pope Francis stated that he hoped the Provisional Agreement would be renewed, describing the agreement as "moving well." As of July 2022, six new bishops had been appointed under the agreement. See also Boxers and Saints, American graphic novel featuring Chinese Catholics in the Boxer Rebellion era Chinese Orthodox Church Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan Christianity in China House church (China) Ignatius Kung Pin-mei, Cardinal Kung Cardinal Kung Foundation List of cathedrals in China List of Catholic dioceses in China List of Catholic missionaries to China Martyr Saints of China Protestantism in China Religion in China Catholic Church in Sichuan Catholic Church in Shaanxi Catholic Church in Taiwan Three Pillars of Chinese Catholicism References Citations Sources Please see individual articles for specific works. General Catholic missions and local Christianity before 1950 Post 1949 in Uhalley, Wu, ed. (2001). External links The Catholic Church in China by GCatholic.org Beijing Northern Church – a Full Introduction to the Home of Beijing Diocese by ChinaReport.com Catholics and Civil Society in China: Roundtable before the Congressional-Executive Commission on