The Roman Catholic Diocese of
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of his ...
(Lat: ''Dioecesis Tainanensis'') is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Latin Church
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
Erected in March 1961, the diocese is a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Taipei. The diocese has not undergone any jurisdictional changes.
Ordinaries
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Stanislaus Lo Kuang (21 March 1961 Appointed – 15 February 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
*
Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang (7 June 1966 Appointed – 3 December 1990 Retired)
*
Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (3 December 1990 Appointed – 24 January 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei )
*
Bosco Lin Chi-nan (24 January 2004 Appointed
– 14 November 2020 Retired
)
*
John Lee Juo-wang (14 November 2020 Appointed
[ – 19 June 2021 Resigned ]Apostolic Administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...
) (19 June 2021 Appointed
See also
*Catholic Church in Taiwan
The Catholic Church in Taiwan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Between 1.5% and 2% of the population of Taiwan are Catholic. The Church operates one university, the Fu Jen Catholic ...
References
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of his ...
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Christian organizations established in 1961
1961 establishments in Taiwan
Tainan
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