Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan
(Lat: Dioecesis Tainanensis) is a diocese
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
in Taiwan
.
Erected in March 1961, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei
. The diocese has not undergone any jurisdictional changes.
The current bishop is Bosco Lin Chi-nan, appointed in January 2004.
Tainan
Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in...
(Lat: Dioecesis Tainanensis) 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...
.
Erected in March 1961, 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,...
. The diocese has not undergone any jurisdictional changes.
The current bishop is Bosco Lin Chi-nan, appointed in January 2004.
Ordinaries
- Stanislaus Lokuang † (21 Mar 1961 Appointed - 15 Feb 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
- Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuangPaul Ch'eng Shih-kuangPaul Ch'eng Shih-kuang is a Taiwanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of oldest living Roman Catholic bishops and oldest living bishop of Taiwan....
(7 Jun 1966 Appointed - 3 Dec 1990 Retired) - Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (3 Dec 1990 Appointed - 24 Jan 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
- Bosco Lin Chi-nan (24 Jan 2004 Appointed - )