Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien

Diocese of Hualien

Dioecesis Hvalienensis

天主教花蓮教區

Location
Country|  Taiwan
Territory| Counties of Hualien and Taitung
Ecclesiastical province| Taipei
Statistics
Area| 8,144 km2 (3,144 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)| (as of 2006)
586,241
56,810 (9.7%)
Information
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church| Latin Church
Rite| Roman Rite
Cathedral| Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Hualien City
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Philip Huang Chao-ming
Metropolitan Archbishop| Thomas Chung An-zu
Auxiliary Bishops| John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien (Lat: Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.

Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien 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.

## Ordinaries[edit]

* Matthew Kia Yen-wen (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'un (23 Jan 1992 Appointed - 19 Nov 2001 Retired)
* Philip Huang Chao-ming (19 Nov 2001 Appointed - )

## See also[edit]

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* Catholic Church in Taiwan

## References[edit]

* Catholic Hierarchy
* GCatholic

Coordinates: 23°59′25″N 121°37′31″E﻿ / ﻿23.9903°N 121.6252°E﻿ / 23.9903; 121.6252

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