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Suffragan diocese Hualien 花蓮, Taiwan

Diocese of Hualien 花蓮

Hvalienen(sis)

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

Esri
Hualien 花蓮, Taiwan, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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

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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.