Thomas Chung An-Zu | |
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Archbishop of Taipei Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu | |
Native name | 鍾安住 |
Archdiocese | Taipei |
Appointed | 23 May 2020 |
Installed | 18 July 2020 |
Predecessor | John Hung Shan-chuan |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 26 December 1981 |
Consecration | 30 December 2006 by Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa |
Personal details | |
Born | Yunlin County, Taiwan | 7 August 1952
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi |
Motto | Deum et hominem amare |
Coat of arms |
ThomasChung An-Zu (born 7 August 1952) is the current serving archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Chung was born in Yunlin County in Taiwan on 7 August 1952. [1] [2]
On 26 December 1981, Chung was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic diocese of Tainan, Taiwan. [2] [1]
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Chung as the Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan and Titular Bishop of Munatiana on 31 October 2006. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 December 2006 by Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa. He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi on 24 January 2008.
Pope Francis later appointed him as Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan on 23 May 2020. [2] [5] [1] [3]
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Styles of Thomas Chung An-Zu | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | not applicable |