John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng, OFM,Cap
Native Name:Marathi: 施洗約翰黃敏正
Native Name Lang:mr
Appointed:3 May 2023
Successor:Incumbent
Ordination:29 March 1984
Consecration:24 June 2022
Birth Name:John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng
Birth Date:23 March 1955
Birth Place:Madou, Tainan, Taiwan
Coat Of Arms:Bishop-john-baptist-huang-min-cheng.png
Motto:AD VOLUNTATEM DOMINI / 主旨承行
Nationality:Taiwanese

John Baptist Huang Min-Chen is a Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan, Taiwan.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and Education

Min-Cheng was born on 23 March 1955, in Madou, Tainan, Taiwan. He attended the Franciscan minor seminary in Neihu district and studied philosophy and theology in Taipei. He was awarded a master's degree in spirituality from the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome.

Priesthood

Bishop Min-Cheng was ordained a priest on 29 March 1984, in Tainan for the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor.

Episcopate

On 3 May 2023, Pope Francis appointed Min-Cheng as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan. He was ordained a bishop on 24 June 2022 by Bosco Lin Chi-nan.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng [Catholic-Hierarchy] ]. 2024-04-04 . www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. Web site: Bishop of Tainan Diocese John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng UCA News . 2024-04-04 . www.ucanews.com.
  3. Web site: ASIA/TAIWAN - Appointment of Bishop of Tainan - Agenzia Fides . 2024-04-04 . www.fides.org.
  4. Web site: Diocese of Tainan 臺南, Taiwan . 2024-04-04 . GCatholic.
  5. Web site: . Fr. John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng OFM nominato Vescovo di Tainan . 2024-04-04 . OFM.org . en.
  6. Web site: 2023-05-12 . Bishop appointed for Tainan Asia Sunday Examiner 12 May 2023 . 2024-04-04 . en-GB.