Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi

Diocese of Kiayi Dioecesis Kiayiensis 天主教嘉義教區
Location
Country	Taiwan
Ecclesiastical province	Taipei
Metropolitan	Taipei
Statistics
Area	3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,582,934 17,820 (1.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St John in Chiayi City
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Thomas Chung An-zu
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Hung Shan-chuan
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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 - )

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi.

• Catholic Church in Taiwan

Coordinates: 23°29′04″N 120°27′40″E / 23.4844°N 120.4611°E / 23.4844; 120.4611