Joseph Ti Kang Explained

Type:Archishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Joseph Ti Kang
Native Name:狄剛
Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei
Term Start:11 February 1989
Term End:24 January 2004
Predecessor:Matthew Kia Yen-wen
Successor:Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa
Other Post:Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu (1989–2004)
Previous Post:Bishop of Chiayi (1975–1985)
Ordination:20 December 1953
Consecration:22 July 1975
Consecrated By:Agnelo Rossi
Birth Date:1928 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Xinxiang County, China
Motto:COR UNIUM IN PATRE
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Joseph Ti Kang.svg
Joseph Ti Kang
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Joseph Ti Kang (; 7 May 1928 – 29 December 2022) was a Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate who served as the archbishop of Taipei from 1989 to 2004.[1] [2] He was born in Xinxiang, China. He became Bishop of Kiayi, and was succeeded by Bishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa, who was originally Bishop of Tainan.

Ti-kang served as the chairman of Fu Jen Catholic University from 1993 to 1999.[3]

Ti-kang died of a cerebral haemorrhage on 29 December 2022, at the age of 94.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang . catholic-hierarchy.org . 22 May 2015.
  2. Web site: New Leadership In Taiwan Dioceses As Archbishop Ti Kang Retires . ucanews.com . 26 January 2004 . 22 May 2015.
  3. http://www.fuho.fju.edu.tw/sketch/02.html 輔仁大學 校史室 >>輔仁歷史軌跡
  4. News: Morto a 94 anni l'arcivescovo emerito di Taipei Joseph Ti-Kang . 29 December 2022 . Pime Asia News . 29 December 2022.