Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (4 July 1932 – 2 September 2022) was a Taiwanese

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prelate. Cheng was born in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an ...

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan (Lat: ''Dioecesis Tainanensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Erected in March 1961, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei. The diocese has not un ...

, Taiwan from 1991 to 2004 and served as archbishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei ( la, Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on 30 December 1949. On 7 August 1952, it was eleva ...

, Taiwan, from 2004 until 2007 when he retired.Catholic-Hierarchy.org.-Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa
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