Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu

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Country Taiwan Metropolitan Taipei Denomination Roman Catholic		Ecclesiastical province Taipei Area 4,750 km (1,830 sq mi)

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)3,308,62952,565 (1.6%)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu (Lat: Dioecesis Hsinchuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.

Erected as the Diocese of Hsinchu in 1962, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, appointed in November 2006.

Ordinaries

Petrus Pao-Zin Tou † (21 Mar 1961 Appointed - 29 Jun 1983 Resigned)

Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (29 Jun 1983 Succeeded - 4 Dec 2004 Retired)

James Liu Tan-kuei (4 Dec 2004 Appointed - 30 May 2005 Resigned)

John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (6 Apr 2006 Appointed - )

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