Diocese of Chiayi
Roman Catholic diocese in Taiwan
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The Diocese of Chiayi (Latin: Dioecesis Kiayiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Diocese of Chiayi Dioecesis Kiayiensis 天主教嘉義教區 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Territory | Chiayi and counties of Chiayi and Yunlin |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Metropolitan | Taipei |
| Archdeaconries | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
Population
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| Members | 7,058 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John in Chiayi City |
| Patron saint | St. John the Evangelist |
| Secular priests | 20 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Norbert Pasuya Poicong Ü |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Chung An-zu |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
TraditionalChinese天主教嘉義教區
SimplifiedChinese天主教嘉義教区
Hanyu Pinyintiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū
Hanyu Pinyintiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū
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| Traditional Chinese | 天主教嘉義教區 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天主教嘉義教区 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | Dioecesis Kiayiensis | ||||||||||||||||
Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi in 1952, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.[1] Also spelled the Diocese of Kiayi, it covers "Chiayi city and the counties of Chiayi and Yunlin."[2]
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 – 23 May 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
- Norbert Pasuya Poicong Ü Pu Ying-hsiung (15 Feb 2022 Appointed – present)[3]
See also
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