Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Taipei
Latin:Archidioecesis Taipehensis
Local:天主教臺北總敎區
Country:Taiwan
Territory:Taipei, Keelung, New Taipei City, and Yilan County
Province:Taipei
Area Km2:4,590
Population:7,331,027
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:38,037
Catholics Percent:0.5
Parishes:84
Schools:54
Members:55,383 (2024)
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Established:30 December 1949
Patron:Our Lady of Immaculate Conception
Bishop:Thomas Chung An-Zu
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Suffragan:for one -->
Vicar General:Paulus Sun Chih-ching
Paul Lin Tien-Deh
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:John Hung Shan-Chuan Archbishop Emeritus (2007-2020)
Map:Taiwan - Arcidiocesi di Taipei.png
Website:Website of the Archdiocese
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W:T'iēnchǔchiào Táip'ěi tsǔngchiàoch'ǘ
Myr:tyān jǔ jyàu Táiběi dzǔng jyàuchyū
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The Archdiocese of Taipei (Latin: Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on 30 December 1949. On 7 August 1952, it was elevated to an archdiocese, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan.

The archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. Pope Francis accepted the mandatory resignation of John Hung Shan-chuan upon reaching retirement age and appointed Thomas Chung An-zu as Archbishop of Taipei on 23 May 2020. For many years, each person appointed Archbishop of Taipei has also been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which form part of the Diocese of Xiamen.[1]

List of Ordinaries of Taipei

See also

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Notes and 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. Web site: Resignations and Appointments. 2021-07-04. press.vatican.va.