Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi

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Diocese of Chiayi

Dioecesis Kiayiensis

天主教嘉義教區
Location
CountryFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Territory Chiayi and counties of Chiayi and Yunlin
Ecclesiastical province Taipei
Metropolitan Taipei
Archdeaconries 7
Statistics
Area3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,582,934
17,820 (1.1%)
Members7,058
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St John in Chiayi City
Patron saint St. John the Evangelist
Secular priests 20
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Norbert Pu Ying-hsiung
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Chung An-zu
Map
Taiwan - Diocesi di Kiayi.png
Website
Website of the Diocese

23°29′04″N120°27′40″E / 23.4844°N 120.4611°E / 23.4844; 120.4611


Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 天主教嘉義教區
Simplified Chinese 天主教嘉義教区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin tiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū
Wade–Giles T'iēnchǔchiào Chā-ì chiàoch'ǘ
Tongyong Pinyin tiān jhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàocyū
Yale Romanization tyān jǔ jyàu Jyāyì jyàuchyū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ Thian-chú-kàu Ka-gī kàu-khu
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