Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi

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Diocese of Chiayi Dioecesis Kiayiensis 天主教嘉義教區
Location
Country	Chiayi City
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Norbert Pu Ying-hsiung
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas Chung An-zu
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi
Chinese name
Hanyu Pinyin	tiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū
Wade–Giles	T'iēnchǔchiào Chā-ì chiàoch'ǘ
Tongyong Pinyin	tiān jhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàocyū
Yale Romanization	tyān jǔ jyàu Jyāyì jyàuchyū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Thian-chú-kàu Ka-gī kàu-khu

Latin nameLatinDioecesis Kiayiensis

The Diocese of Chiayi (

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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.

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)

See also

• Catholic Church in Taiwan

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