Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa
Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei
Appointed:24 January 2004
Term End:9 November 2007
Predecessor:Joseph Ti-kang
Successor:John Hung Shan-chuan
Other Post:Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu (2004–2007)
Previous Post:Bishop of Tainan (1990–2004)
Ordination:21 December 1957
Consecration:2 February 1991
Consecrated By:Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang
Birth Date:1932 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Hsiamen, China
Death Place:Tainan, Taiwan

Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (4 July 1932 – 2 September 2022) was a Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate.

Cheng was born in Xiamen, Fujian, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan, Taiwan from 1991 to 2004 and served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan, from 2004 until 2007 when he retired.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bctf.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org.-Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa