Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei (Latin: Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on 30 December 1949. On 7 August 1952, it was elevated to an archdiocese, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan.
Archdiocese of Taipei Archidioecesis Taipehensis 天主教臺北總敎區 | |
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 Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
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| Country | Taiwan |
| Territory | Taipei, Keelung, New Taipei City, and Yilan County |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,590 km2 (1,770 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 7,331,027 38,037 (0.5%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 December 1949 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Taipei |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Hung Shan-chuan |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Ti-kang Archbishop Emeritus (1989–2004) Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa Archbishop Emeritus (2004–2007) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 天主教臺北總敎區 | ||||||||||||||||
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The archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. Pope Francis accepted the mandatory resignation of John Hung Shan-chuan upon reaching retirement age and appointed Thomas Chung An-zu as Archbishop of Taipei on 23 May 2020. For many years, each person appointed Archbishop of Taipei has also been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which form part of the Diocese of Xiamen.[1]
List of Ordinaries of Taipei
- Joseph Kuo Joshih (1950–1959)
- Thomas Tien Ken-sin (Apostolic Administrator, 1959 – 1966)
- Stanislaus Lo Kuang (1966–1978)
- Matthew Kia Yen-wen (1978–1989)
- Joseph Ti-kang (1989–2004)
- Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (2004–2007)
- John Hung Shan-Chuan (2007 – 2020)
- Thomas Chung An-zu (2020–present)
See also
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- Roman Catholicism in Taiwan
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Taiwan
References
- Vatican-Taiwan Newsletter 2nd issue, 2020 accesssed on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See on 12 June 2020 noting “The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu of Chiyai, as the new Archbishop of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu Islands, located a few miles off the coast of mainland China on 23 May 2020