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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi

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Metropolitan
  
Taipei

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Area
  
3,244 km²

Phone
  
+886 5 276 6371

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Province
  
Taiwan Province

Country
  
Taiwan

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 1,582,934 17,820 (1.1%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St John in Chiayi City

Address
  
號, No. 81, Yazhu Rd, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan 600

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

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

Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Kiayi in 1952, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is Thomas Chung An-zu, appointed in June 2007.

Ordinaries

  • Matthew Kia Yen-wen (21 May 1970 Appointed - 14 Dec 1974 Appointed, Bishop of Hwalien)
  • Joseph Ti-kang (21 Jun 1975 Appointed - 3 May 1985 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Taipei)
  • Joseph Lin Thien-chu † (25 Nov 1985 Appointed - 4 Mar 1994 Died)
  • Peter Liu Cheng-chung (1 Jul 1994 Appointed - 5 Jul 2004 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Kaohsiung)
  • John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. (16 Jan 2006 Appointed - 9 Nov 2007 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
  • Thomas Chung An-zu (24 Jan 2008 Appointed - )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi Wikipedia