Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien

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Diocese of Hualien

Dioecesis Hvalienensis

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Location
CountryFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Territory Counties of Hualien and Taitung
Ecclesiastical province Taipei
Statistics
Parishes47
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Hualien City
Patron saintOur Lady Help of Christians
Secular priests 27
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Philip Huang Chao-ming
Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Chung An-Zu
Vicar GeneralPeter Chen Chung-kuang
Bishops emeritusJohn Baptist Danglo Kingzi (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritius)
Map
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Website
Website of the diocese

The Diocese of Hualien (Latin : Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.

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Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien in 1952, the prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, in 1963. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is Philip Huang Chao-ming, appointed in November 2001.

Statistics

Catholics are 10.3% (56,401) of the total population (548,870).

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