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
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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.
- 高寮聖若望堂 Church of St. John玉里鎮, 花蓮縣View parish
- 鳳信里聖伯多祿堂 Church of St. Peter鳳林鎮, 花蓮縣View parish
- 鳳林耶穌聖心堂 Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus鳳林鎮, 花蓮縣View parish
- 鶴岡聖若望堂 Church of St. John瑞穗鄉, 花蓮縣View parish
- 鸞山聖伯多祿堂 Church of St. Peter延平鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 鹿野救世主天主堂 Church of Our Savior鹿野鄉, 臺東縣View parish
- 龍田天主堂 Longtien Church鹿野鄉, 臺東縣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
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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.