Matthew Kia Yen-wen

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Archbishop Emeritus Matthew Kia Yen-wen, (Chinese language: 賈彥文) (born January 17, 1925) was the Bishop of Hualien and Chiayi as well as the Archbishop of Taipei.

Born in Yuenshi Hsien, Archbishop Kia was ordained on July 15, 1951 in Tainan, Republic of China. He was appointed the first Bishop of Chiayi on May 21, 1970 and installed on July 16, 1970. He was appointed Bishop of Hualien on December 14, 1974. He became the Archbishop of Taipei on November 18, 1978. He resigned on February 11, 1989.^{[citation needed]}

Preceded by diocese created	Bishop of Chiayi 1970–1974	Succeeded by Joseph Ti-kang
Preceded by diocese created	Bishop of Hualien 1974–1978	Succeeded by Paul Shan Kuo-hsi
Preceded by Stanislaus Lokuang	Archbishop of Taipei 1978–1989	Succeeded by Joseph Ti-kang