Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Chiayi
Latin:Dioecesis Kiayiensis
Local:天主教嘉義教區
Territory:Chiayi and counties of Chiayi and Yunlin
Province:Taipei
Metropolitan:Taipei
Area Km2:3,244
Population:1,582,934
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:17,820
Catholics Percent:1.1
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Metro Archbishop:Thomas Chung An-zu
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Map:Taiwan - Diocesi di Kiayi.png
Website:Website of the Diocese
Showflag:stp
S:天主教嘉義教区
T:天主教嘉義教區
P:tiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū
W:T'iēnchǔchiào Chā-ì chiàoch'ǘ
Myr:tyān jǔ jyàu Jyāyì jyàuchyū
Poj:Thian-chú-kàu Ka-gī kàu-khu
Tp:tiān jhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàocyū
Lang1:Latin
Lang1 Content:Dioecesis Kiayiensis

The Diocese of Chiayi (Latin: Dioecesis Kiayiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.

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.

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