Suffragan diocese Taichung 臺中, Taiwan
Diocese of Taichung 臺中
Taichungen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Taichung is a Latin Catholic diocese in central Taiwan, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1950 and raised to a diocese in 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei and has been led by Bishop Martin Su Yao-wen since 2007.
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- Established
- 1962
- Catholics
- 26,395
- Priests
- 59
- Territory
- 7,836 km²
Parishes and churches
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Yōbun So
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Jesus Saviour stands in Taichung 臺中, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan, the Diocese of Taichung (Latin: Dioecesis Taichungensis) traces its origin to the Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung erected in 1950, which became a full diocese in 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei, and its current bishop is Martin Su Yao-wen, appointed in June 2007.