| St. John's Cathedral | |
| Other Name: | 聖若望主教座堂 |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Location: | East, Chiayi City, Taiwan |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Past Bishop: | Thomas Chung An-Zu |
| Status: | Cathedral |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Years Built: | 1957-1958 |
| Groundbreaking: | 1957 |
| Completed Date: | 1958 |
| Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei |
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi |
| Archbishop: | Thomas Chung An-Zu |
| Bishop: | Vacant |
The Cathedral of Saint John in Chiayi, also known as St. John's Cathedral[1] [2] is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi. It is located at 62nd Street Minchuan, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.[3]
It is the mother church for Roman Rite worshipers in the diocese of Chiayi,[4] also written Kiayi or (Dioecesis Kiayiensis; 天主教嘉義教區) which was raised to its current status in 1962 by the bull Cum Apostolica by Pope John XXIII. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu.
The current cathedral was built between 1957 and 1958. It has been renovated several times especially after the 1964 Baihe earthquake, after by several floods and typhoons, and a small fire that occurred in 1997.