Diocese of Taichung Dioecesis Taichungensis 天主教台中教區 | |
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Location | |
Country | Taiwan |
Territory | Taichung and counties of Changhua and Nantou |
Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,836 km2 (3,025 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 4,235,174 26,395 (0.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Jesus Saviour in Taichung |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Martin Su Yao-wen |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Chung An-zu |
Bishops emeritus | Joseph Wang Yu-jung Bishop Emeritus (1986-2007) |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Taichung (Latin : Dioecesis Taichungensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung in 1950, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.
The current bishop is Martin Su Yao-wen, appointed in June 2007.
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