Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄

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The Diocese of Kaohsiung is a Latin Catholic diocese in southern Taiwan, raised to a full diocese in 1961, seated at the Holy Rosary Cathedral. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei and has been led by Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung, who holds the personal title of archbishop, since 2006.

Bishop
Peter Liu Cheng-chung
Latin name
Kaohsiungen(sis)
Erected
21 March 1961
Cathedral
Holy Rosary Cathedral (Kaohsiung)
Patron
Our Lady of the Rosary
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Taipei (Archdiocese of Taipei)
Catholics
37,814
Chancery
Bishop’s House, 3rd Road, 125 Siwei, Lingya District, 80250 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Telephone
Tel. [07]334.21.42; fax 333.45.83
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001806 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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