In 1984, the Holy See appointed Bartholomew Yu Chengti as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong.
The ordination of Bishop Louis Yu Runchen was carried out without the approval of the Holy See.
In 2004, he was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Catholic Bishops' Conference.
[1] In April 2019, Stefano Xu Hongwei replaced him as new bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong.
Stefano Xu Hongwei's appointment was approved by the Holy See and the Communist government.