Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Hualien 花蓮 (中文) / Huālián 花莲 (简体中文) / Hwalien / Hvalienen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Taipei 臺北
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Address: 168 Chung-mei Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan
Phone: +886 (3) 8227670
Bishop (2001.11.19 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Hualien 花蓮 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan)
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Bishop Andrew Qian Zhi-chun (Tsien Chih-ch’un) (錢志純)
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Bishop Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽), S.J. (later Cardinal)
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Bishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen (賈彥文) (later Archbishop) Non ministrari sed ministrare / 求為人役
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Bishop André-Jean Vérineux (費聲遠), M.E.P. |
Area: 8,144 km²
Population: 55,977 Catholics (10.5% of 530,951 total)
Pastoral Centres: 47 parishes
Personnel: 46 priests (31 diocesan, 15 religious), 101 religious (16 brothers, 85 sisters), 4 seminarians
Last updated on 2025.02.19
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