Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi (Lat: Dioecesis Kiayiensis) is a diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 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 Kiayi in 1952, 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 Thomas Chung An-zu, appointed in June 2007.

Ordinaries

  • Matthew Kia Yen-wen
    Matthew Kia Yen-wen
    Matthew Kia Yen-wen, was a Bishop of Hualien and Chiayi, an Archbishop of Taipei, and is currently the Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei....

     (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 - )
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