Peter Liu Cheng-chung

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His Grace, The Most Reverend

Peter Liu Cheng-chung
Archbishop-Bishop of Kaohsiung
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Archdiocese Taipei
Diocese Kaohsiung
Appointed5 January 2006
Predecessor Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination13 April 1980
Consecration28 September 1994
by  Jozef Tomko
Personal details
Born
劉振忠

(1951-04-12) 12 April 1951 (age 74)
Nationality Taiwanese
Denomination Roman Catholic
MottoFidelis ac devotus
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Styles of
Peter Liu Cheng-chung
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor

PeterLiu Cheng-chung is a Roman Catholic prelate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. [1]

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Peter Liu has been chairman of Fu Jen Catholic University since 2009. [2]

Early life

Liu was born on 12 April 1951 in Chiayi, Taiwan. [3]

Priesthood

On 13 April 1980, Liu was ordained a Catholic priest. [4]

Episcopate

Liu was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi on 1 July 1994 and consecrated on 28 September 1994 Jozef Tomko. On 5 July 2004 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung and succeeded as bishop of the same diocese on 5 January 2006. He was appointed the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung on 21 November 2009 as an Archbishop ad personam. [3]

References

  1. "Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄, Taiwan". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. 輔仁大學 校史室 >>輔仁歷史軌跡
  3. 1 2 "Archbishop Peter Cheng-chung Liu | Archbishop of Kaohsiung Diocese Peter Cheng-chung Liu | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. "H.E. Mons. Peter Liu as Archbishop "ad personam"". www.catholic.org.tw. Retrieved 2019-03-08.