Catholic Patriotic Association

Catholic Patriotic Association
Catholic Patriotic Association
Traditional Chinese	中國天主教愛國會
Simplified Chinese	中国天主教爱国会
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Tiānzhǔjiào Àiguó Huì
Wade–Giles	Chūngkuó T'iēnchǔchiào Àikuó Huì
Yale Romanization	Jūngkwó Tyānzhǔjyào Àigwó Hwèi

Catholic Patriotic Association
Catholic Patriotic Association
Classification	Catholic
Polity	Association
Region	China
Founder	State Administration for Religious Affairs
Origin	1957
Merged into	United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The Catholic Patriotic Association (simplified Chinese: 中国天主教爱国会; traditional Chinese: 中國天主教愛國會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tiānzhǔjiào Àiguó Huì), abbreviated CPA, is a state-managed nationalistic organization of Catholicism in the People's Republic of 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]

^ 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.

[:0-1] 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.

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