title: Francis Xavier Jin Yang-ke
text: # Francis Xavier Jin Yang-ke
  
  Francis Xavier Jin Yang-ke is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo Hangzhou in China.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Francis was born in Cixi, Zhejiang, China, in January 1958.
  
  ## Priesthood
  
  On 11 November 1990, Francis was ordained a priest and selected as the Coadjutor Bishop of Ningbo, China, in year 2012.
  
  ## Episcopate
  
  Francis was consecrated as a bishop on 28 November 2012 and succeeded as a bishop on 25 September 2017. He was installed on 18 August 2020.
  
  