Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwalien
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwalien (Lat: Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a diocese
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
in Taiwan
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Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hwalien 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.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hwalien in 1952, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, in 1963. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on December 30, 1949, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on August 7, 1952,...
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The current bishop is Philip Huang Chao-ming, appointed in November 2001.
Ordinaries
- Matthew Kia Yen-wenMatthew Kia Yen-wenMatthew Kia Yen-wen, was a Bishop of Hualien and Chiayi, an Archbishop of Taipei, and is currently the Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei....
(14 Dec 1974 Appointed - 15 Nov 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei) - Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. (15 Nov 1979 Appointed - 4 Mar 1991 Appointed, Bishop of Kaohsiung)
- Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'unAndrew Tsien Chih-ch'unAndrew Tsien Chih-ch'un was the third Roman Catholic bishop of Hwalien. He was ordained a priest in Taipei in 1953. He was appointed bishop after Paul Shan Kuo-hsi was appointed bishop of Kaohsiung. He retired in 2001.-References:*...
(23 Jan 1992 Appointed - 19 Nov 2001 Retired) - Philip Huang Chao-mingPhilip Huang Chao-mingHuang Chao-ming 黃兆明 is the fourth and current Roman Catholic bishop of Hualien. He was ordained a priest in 1983. He became bishop of Hualien in 2001.-References:...
(19 Nov 2001 Appointed - )