Diocese of Tainan 臺南

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The Diocese of Tainan is a Latin Catholic diocese in southern Taiwan, erected in 1961 from territory of the former Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei and has been led by the Franciscan Bishop John Baptist Huang Min-cheng since 2023.

Bishop
John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng
Latin name
Tainanen(sis)
Erected
21 March 1961
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of China (Tainan)
Patron
Our Lady of China
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Taipei (Archdiocese of Taipei)
Catholics
8,274
Chancery
15 Changyoung, Sect-2, Tainan 70143, Taiwan
Telephone
Tel. [06]237-5761; fax 209-2813
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003152 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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