The Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference (CRBC; ), is the

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and is the highest organ of the

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. Catholics in the independent jurisdictions of

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and

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are represented in the

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, not the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference.

History

When Archbishop Paul Yü of

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attended the

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in 1965,

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proposed the development of the Chinese Catholic Church on Taiwan due to the situation of the Church on Mainland China. Part of this development would be to re-establish Catholic schools such as the Catholic University in Peking on Taiwan as well as creating a Chinese episcopal conference. Therefore, the Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference (天主教中國主教團) was established in 1967''Annuario Pontificio'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana ), page 1108 and would serve as the national bishops' conference for all territories claimed by the Government of the Republic of China. In 1973, bishops from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines gathered at Fu Jen Catholic University for the inaugural meeting of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. In 1998, the conference adopted its current name to reflect the geopolitical situation and remains the only Chinese episcopal conference sanctioned by the Vatican.

Organizational structure

The conference is led by a president, vice president, and secretary-general. The Secretariat, the highest administrative unit, contains the following 10 commissions: *Aborigine Apostolate *Clergy **Subcommittee on Ongoing Priest Formation **Subcommittee on Seminaries Education *Doctrine of the Faith and Catechetical Instruction **Sub-Commission of Bible Apostolate ***Chinese Catholic Federation for the Bible Apostolate **Subcommittee on Catechesis Research **Subcommittee on Theology Research **Catholic Charismatic Renewal Service Team *Education and Culture *Evangelization **Subcommittee on Family **Subcommittee on Laity **Subcommittee on Youth *Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenical Cooperation **Promoting Christian Unity *Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People *Pastoral - Health Care *Sacred Liturgy *Social Development (Justice & Peace)

Membership List

President: Most Reverend John Lee Keh-Mien (李克勉), Bishop of Hsinchu
Vice President: Most Reverend Peter Liu ( 劉振忠), Bishop of Kaohsiung *Most Reverend

Thomas Chung An-zu Thomas Chung An-zu is the current serving archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu. Early life Chung was born in Yunlin County in Taiwan on 7 August 1952. ...

( 鍾安住), Archbishop of Taipei *Most Reverend

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(黃兆明), Bishop of Hualien *Most Reverend John Baptist Tseng (曾建次), Auxiliary Bishop of Hualien *Most Reverend

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( 蘇耀文), Bishop of Taichung *Most Reverend Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男), Bishop of Tainan *Most Reverend John Hung, S.V.D. ( 洪山川), Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei *Most Reverend Joseph Ti (狄剛), Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei *Most Reverend Joseph Cheng ( 鄭再發), Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei *Most Reverend Luke Liu (劉獻堂), Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu *Most Reverend James Liu (劉丹桂), Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu
Note: The Archbishop of Taipei has also overseen the

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ma since 1968.

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History

Organizational structure

Membership List

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