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Diocese of Chiayi 嘉義
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The Diocese of Chiayi is a Latin Catholic diocese in southwestern Taiwan, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1952 and raised to a diocese in 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei and has been led by Bishop Norbert Pu Ying-hsiung since 2022.
- Bishop
- Norbert Pu
- Established
- 1962
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. John (Chiayi)
- Patron
- Saint John the Evangelist
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Taipei (Archdiocese of Taipei)
- Catholics
- 17,820
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Tainan 臺南 59 km
- Hwalien 78 km
- Diocese of Taichung 臺中 79 km
- Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄 97 km
- Diocese of Hualien 花蓮 131 km
- Diocese of Hsinchu 新竹 157 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08