The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung (Lat: ''Dioecesis Taichungensis'') is a

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. Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...

in 1950, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei. The current bishop is Martin Su Yao-wen, appointed in June 2007.

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Joseph Wang Yu-jung Joseph Wang Yu-jung (; 27 April 1931 – 18 January 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1955, Wang Yu-jung served as auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan, officially ...

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Martin Su Yao-wen Martin Su Yao-wen (; born 9 November 1959) is the current serving Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Taichung, Taiwan. Early life Martin was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 9 November 1959. He studied at Holy Spirit minor sem ...

(25 Jun 2007 Appointed – present)

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