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.