Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
| Archdiocese of Taipei Archidioecesis Taipehensis 天主教台北總教區 | |
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,590 km2 (1,770 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 7,331,027 38,037 (0.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 December 1949 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Taipei |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Hung Shan-chuan |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Matthew Kia Yen-wen Archbishop Emeritus (1978-1989) Joseph Ti-kang Archbishop Emeritus (1989-2004) Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa Archbishop Emeritus (2004-2007) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 天主教台北總教區 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | Archidioecesis Taipehensis | ||||||||||||||||
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei (Latin: Archidioecesis Taipehensis) 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, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan.
The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. John Hung Shan-Chuan was appointed Archbishop of Taipei by Pope Benedict XVI on November 9, 2007. Archbishop Hung returned early – after people urged him to return – from a plenary synod of bishops for Asia in August 2009, in order to help give aid to the survivors of Typhoon Morakot.
List of Ordinaries of Taipei
- Joseph Kuo Joshih (1950 - 1959)
- Thomas Tien Ken-sin (Apostolic Administrator, 1959 - 1966)
- Stanislaus Lo Kuang (1966 - 1978)
- Matthew Kia Yen-wen (1978 - 1989)
- Joseph Ti-kang (1989 - 2004)
- Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (2004 - 2007)
- John Hung Shan-Chuan (2007 - present)
See also
External links
- The Archdiocese of Taipei (Chinese (Taiwan))
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- GCatholic.org
Coordinates: 25°03′27″N 121°30′54″E / 25.0574°N 121.5150°E