Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien
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Diocese of Hualien Dioecesis Hvalienensis 天主教花蓮教區 | |
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Location | |
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Territory | Counties of Hualien and Taitung |
Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Hualien City |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Philip Huang Chao-ming |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Chung An-Zu |
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Website | |
Website of the diocese |
The Diocese of Hualien (Latin: Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien in 1952, the prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, in 1963. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.
The current bishop is Philip Huang Chao-ming, appointed in November 2001.
Statistics
Catholics are 10.3% (56,401) of the total population (548,870).
Ordinaries
- Matthew Kia Yen-wen (14 Dec 1974 appointed – 15 Nov 1978 appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
- Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. (15 Nov 1979 appointed – 4 Mar 1991 appointed, Bishop of Kaohsiung)
- Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'un (23 Jan 1992 appointed – 19 Nov 2001 retired)
- Philip Huang Chao-ming (19 Nov 2001 appointed – )
See also
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References
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