Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

Coordinates: 25°03′27″N 121°30′54″E / 25.0574°N 121.5150°E / 25.0574; 121.5150
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Archdiocese of Taipei

Archidioecesis Taipehensis

天主教臺北總敎區
John Hung Shan-Chuan Archbishop Emeritus (2007-2020)
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Website of the Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin
tiān zhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàoqū
Wade–GilesT'iēnchǔchiào Táip'ěi tsǔngchiàoch'ǘ
Tongyong Pinyintiān jhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàocyū
Yale Romanizationtyān jǔ jyàu Táiběi dzǔng jyàuchyū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJThian-chú-kàu Tâi-pak Cháng-kàu-khu
Latin nameLatinArchidioecesis Taipehensis
Taipei Archdiocesan Curia Building at Leli Road, Taipei

The Archdiocese of Taipei (

Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan
.

The archdiocese's

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 (13 June 1950 Appointed – 4 December 1959 Resigned)
    • Apostolic Administrator
      , 16 December 1959 Appointed – 15 February 1966 Retired)
  • Stanislaus Lo Kuang (15 February 1966 Appointed – 5 August 1978 Resigned)
  • Matthew Kia Yen-Wen (15 November 1978 Appointed – 11 February 1989 Resigned)
  • Joseph Ti-kang
    (11 February 1989 Succeeded – 24 January 2004 Retired)
  • Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (24 January 2004 Appointed – 9 November 2007 Retired)
  • John Hung Shan-Chuan (9 November 2007 Appointed – 23 May 2020 Retired[2]
    )
  • Thomas Chung An-Zu (23 May 2020 Appointed[2] – present)

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Taiwan
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Taiwan

References

  1. ^ Vatican-Taiwan Newsletter 2nd issue, 2020 accessed 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"
  2. ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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25°03′27″N 121°30′54″E / 25.0574°N 121.5150°E / 25.0574; 121.5150