Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu
The Diocese of Hsinchu (traditional Chinese: 天主教新竹教區; simplified Chinese: 天主教新竹教区; pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào Xīnzhú Jiàoqū; Latin: Dioecesis Hsinchuensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Diocese of Hsinchu Dioecesis Hsinchuensis 天主教新竹教區 | |
|---|---|
 Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Territory | Hsinchu, Taoyuan, and counties of Hsinchu and Miaoli |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,750 km2 (1,830 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 3,308,629 52,565 (1.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 March 1961 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Hsinchu |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Baptist Lee Keh-mien |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Chung An-zu |
| Bishops emeritus | Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Bishop Emeritus (1983-2004) James Liu Tan-kuei Bishop Emeritus (2004-2005) |
| Map | |
 | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Erected as the Diocese of Hsinchu in 1962, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.
The current bishop is John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, appointed in November 2006.
Ordinaries
- Petrus Pao-Zin Tou † (21 Mar 1961 Appointed - 29 Jun 1983 Resigned)
- Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (29 Jun 1983 Succeeded - 4 Dec 2004 Retired)
- James Liu Tan-kuei (4 Dec 2004 Appointed - 30 May 2005 Resigned)
- John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (6 Apr 2006 Appointed - )
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.