The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu (Lat: ''Dioecesis Hsinchuensis'') is a

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. Erected as the Diocese of

Hsinchu Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

in 1962, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei. The current bishop is John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, appointed in November 2006.

Ordinaries

* Petrus Pao-Zin Tou † (21 Mar 1961 Appointed - 29 Jun 1983 Resigned) * Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (29 Jun 1983 Succeeded - 4 Dec 2004 Retired) * James Liu Tan-kuei (4 Dec 2004 Appointed - 30 May 2005 Resigned) * John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (6 Apr 2006 Appointed - )

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