Ecclesiastical province Taipei Sui iuris church Latin Church Established 30 December 1949 Country Taiwan | Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 4,590 km² Metropolitan archbishop John Hung | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
7,331,027
38,037 (0.5%) | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei (Latin: Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on December 30, 1949. On August 7, 1952, it was elevated to an archdiocese, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan.
The archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. John Hung Shan-Chuan was appointed Archbishop of Taipei by Pope Benedict XVI on November 9, 2007.
List of Ordinaries of Taipei
References
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