Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung

The Diocese of Taichung (Latin: Dioecesis Taichungensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.

Diocese of Taichung Dioecesis Taichungensis 天主教台中教區
Cathedral of Jesus Saviour
Location
Country	Taiwan
Territory	Taichung and counties of Changhua and Nantou
Ecclesiastical province	Taipei
Archdeaconries	5
Statistics
Area	7,836 km2 (3,025 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 4,235,174 26,395 (0.6%)
Parishes	36
Members	29,012
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Jesus Saviour in Taichung
Patron saint	Christ the Saviour
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Martin Su Yao-wen
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas Chung An-zu
Vicar General	Joseph Huang Ching-fu Peter Chou Lai-shun (Walis Nomin)
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Wang Yu-jung Bishop Emeritus (1986-2007)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung in 1950, it was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is Martin Su Yao-wen, appointed in June 2007.

Ordinaries

• William Francis Kupfer, M.M. † (26 Jan 1951 Appointed – 25 Jun 1986 Retired)
• Joseph Wang Yu-jung † (25 Jun 1986 Appointed – 25 Jun 2007 Retired)
• Martin Su Yao-wen (25 Jun 2007 Appointed – present)

See also

• Catholic Church in Taiwan

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