Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 7,836 km² Bishop Yōbun So | Sui iuris church Latin Church Pope Francis Country Taiwan Metropolitan archbishop John Hung | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
4,235,174
26,395 (0.6%) Cathedral Cathedral of Jesus Saviour in Taichung 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
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA