Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Taipei

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Taiwan


The Archdiocese of Taipei (Latin: Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on 30 December 1949. On 7 August 1952, it was elevated to an archdiocese, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan.

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Taipei Archdiocesan Curia Building at Leli Road, Taipei

The archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. Pope Francis accepted the mandatory resignation of John Hung Shan-chuan upon reaching retirement age and appointed Thomas Chung An-zu as Archbishop of Taipei on 23 May 2020. For many years, each person appointed Archbishop of Taipei has also been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which form part of the Diocese of Xiamen.[1]

List of Ordinaries of Taipei

See also


References

  1. Vatican-Taiwan Newsletter 2nd issue, 2020 accessed on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See on 12 June 2020 noting "The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu of Chiyai, as the new Archbishop of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu Islands, located a few miles off the coast of mainland China on 23 May 2020"
  2. "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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