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Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung

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Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Area
  
7,836 km²

Bishop
  
Yōbun So

Sui iuris church
  
Pope
  
Country
  
Metropolitan archbishop
  
John Hung

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Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2010)4,235,17426,395 (0.6%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

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

Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung in 1950, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is Martin Su Yao-wen, appointed in June 2007.

Ordinaries

  • William Francis Kupfer, M.M. † (26 Jan 1951 Appointed - 25 Jun 1986 Retired)
  • Joseph Wang Yu-jung (25 Jun 1986 Appointed - 25 Jun 2007 Retired)
  • Martin Su Yao-wen (25 Jun 2007 Appointed - )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung Wikipedia


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