Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Tainan | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Tainanensis |
Local: | 天主教台南教區 |
Territory: | Tainan and Penghu |
Province: | Taipei |
Area Km2: | 2,870 |
Population: | 1,997,000 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Catholics: | 8,274 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.4 |
Parishes: | 44 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Established: | 21 March 1961 |
Priests: | 22 |
Bishop: | John Baptist Huang Min-cheng |
Metro Archbishop: | Thomas Chung An-zu |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Bosco Lin Chi-nan John Lee Juo-wang |
Map: | Taiwan - Diocesi di Tainan.png |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Tainan (Latin: Dioecesis Tainanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Erected in March 1961 from territories belonging to the former Apostolic Prefecture of Kiayi, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.