Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung
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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.
Diocese
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of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung
Taichung
-Demographics:Taichung’s population was an estimated 1,040,725 in August 2006. There are slightly more females in the city than males.24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly....
in 1950, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on December 30, 1949, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on August 7, 1952,...
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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 - )