Suffragan diocese Hualien 花蓮, Taiwan
Diocese of Hualien 花蓮
Hvalienen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Hualien is a Latin Catholic diocese covering eastern Taiwan, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1952 and raised to a diocese in 1963. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei and has been led by Bishop Philip Huang Chao-ming since 2001.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1963
- Catholics
- 56,810
- Priests
- 27
- Territory
- 8,144 km²
Parishes and churches
187 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 和平聖茂理秋堂 Church of St. Maurice秀林鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 嘉平天主堂 Chiaping Church成功鎮, 臺東縣View parish
- 嘉蘭天主堂 Chialan Church金鋒鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 嘉里聖若瑟堂 Church of St. Joseph新城鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 土坂諸聖人堂 Tupan Church of All Saints太麻里鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 堺橋天主堂 Chiehchiao Church長濱鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 壽豐基督君王堂 Church of Christ the King壽豐鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 多良聖文生堂 Tuoliang Church of St. Bonaventure太麻里鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 大俱來無染原罪天主堂 Church of the Immaculate Conception長濱鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 大全天主聖母堂 Church of the Mother of God光復鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 大富耶穌聖心堂 Church of the Sacred Heart光復鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 大橋天主堂 Tachiao Church台東市, 臺東縣View parish
- 大武聖母升天堂 Church of Our Lady of the Assumption大武鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 大溪聖母七苦堂 Tahsi Church of the Seven Sorrows of Mary太麻里鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 大禹天主堂 Tayu Church玉里鎮, 花蓮縣View parish
- 大興天主堂 Tahsing Church光復鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 大農露德聖母堂 Tanung Church of Our Lady of Lourdes光復鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 大馬聖保祿歸化堂 Church of the Conversion of St. Paul光復鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 大鳥聖伯祿聖保祿堂 Taniao Church of Sts. Peter and Paul大武鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 天祥天主堂 Tienhsiang Church秀林鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 太平天主堂卑南鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 太平聖母山地之后堂 Church of Mary Queen of the Mountains卓溪鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 太昌露德聖母堂 Church of Our Lady of Lourdes吉安鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 太麻里聖加祿堂 Church of St. Gallus太麻里鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 奇美聖母升天堂 Church of Our Lady of the Assumption瑞穗鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 學田聖保祿堂 Church of St. Paul富里鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 安朔玫瑰聖母堂 Ansuo Church of the Holy Rosary達仁鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 安通主顯堂 Church of the Epiphany玉里鎮, 花蓮縣View parish
- 宜灣和平之后堂 Church of the Queen of Peace成功鎮, 臺東縣View parish
- 宮前聖家堂 Church of the Holy Family玉里鎮, 花蓮縣View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Philip Huang Chao-ming
- Born
- 23 August 1954
- Birthplace
- Fuli
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians stands in Hualien 花蓮, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
First established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien in 1952 and elevated to a full diocese in 1963, the Diocese of Hualien (Latin: Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei. Its current bishop is Philip Huang Chao-ming, appointed in November 2001.