Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄, Taiwan

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Kaohsiung 高雄 (中文) / Gāoxióng 高雄 (简体中文) / Kaohsiungen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Taipei 臺北

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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History

1913.07.19: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island 台灣 / Isola Formosa (Italiano) / 臺灣 (中文) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy 廈門)
1949.12.30: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄 (中文) / Gāoxióng 高雄 (简体中文) / Kaohsungen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei 臺北)
1950.08.10: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung 臺中
1952.08.07: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi 嘉義 and Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien 花蓮 and became suffragan of Taipei 臺北
1961.03.21: Promoted as Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄 (中文) / Gāoxióng 高雄 (简体中文) / Kaohsiungen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Tainan 臺南)

Contact Info

Address: 125 Szu-wei 3rd Road, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan

Phone: +886 (7) 3342142

Present Prelates

Bishop (2006.01.05 – ...):

Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) (73)

Archbishop ad personam

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) (73)
(2006.01.05 – ...)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan)
Archbishop ad personam

Fidelis ac devotus

Born:	1951.04.12 (大林鎮, 嘉義縣, Taiwan)
Ordained Priest:	1980.04.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.09.28

Priest of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan) (1980.04.13 – 1994.07.01)

Bishop of Chiayi 嘉義 (Taiwan) (1994.07.01 – 2004.07.05)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (2004.07.05 – 2006.01.05)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (2006.01.05 – ...)

Vice-President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference (2008.03.28 – 2020.07.01)

Archbishop ad personam (2009.11.21 – ...)

Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽), S.J.
(1991.03.04 – 2006.01.05)

Instaurare omnia in Christo

Born:	1923.12.02 (Puyang 濮陽縣, 河南, China)
Ordained Priest:	1955.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.02.14
Created Cardinal:	1998.02.21
Died:	2012.08.22 (新北市, Taiwan † 88)

Bishop of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan) (1979.11.15 – 1991.03.04)

President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference (1987.04 – 2006)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1991.03.04 – 2006.01.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1998.02.21 [1998.05.17] – 2012.08.22)

Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tien-Siang (鄭天祥), O.P.
(1961.03.21 – 1990.08.19)

In unitate fidei

Born:	1922.06.28 (福州市, 福建, China)
Ordained Priest:	1961.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.05.21
Died:	1990.08.19 († 68)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1961.03.21 – 1990.08.19)

Archbishop ad personam (1979.10.30 – 1990.08.19)

Prefects Apostolic of Kaohsung 高雄 (Roman Rite)

Fr. José María Arregui y Yparaguirre (陳若瑟), O.P.
(1949.12.30 – 1961.03.21)

Born:	1903.09.03 (Berastegui, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1928.07.27
Died:	1979.08.05 (高雄市, Taiwan † 75)

Prefect Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Taiwan) (1948.03.05 – 1949.12.30)

Prefect Apostolic of Kaohsung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1949.12.30 – 1961.03.21)

Prefects Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Roman Rite)

Fr. José María Arregui y Yparaguirre (陳若瑟), O.P.
(1948.03.05 – 1949.12.30)

(see above)

Fr. Joseph Asajirō Satowaki (ヨゼフ里脇浅次郎) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1941.04.02 – 1948.03.05)

Fr. Thomas de la Hoz (楊多默 / トマス・デ・ラ・ホス), O.P.
(1920.12.08 – 1941.04.02)

Born:	1879.12.31 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1903.07.26
Died:	1949.01.06 († 69)

Prefect Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Taiwan) (1920.12.08 – 1941.04.02)

Prefect Apostolic of Shikoku 四国 (Japan) (1932 – 1935)

Fr. Clemente Fernández (林牧才), O.P.
(1913.07.19 – 1920.12)

Born:	1879.10.17 (Penerudes, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1903.09.08
Died:	1952.04.28 (Barcelona, Spain † 72)

Prefect Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Taiwan) (1913.07.19 – 1920.12)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) (73) (later Archbishop) (2004.07.05 – 2006.01.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Philip Huang Chao-ming (黃兆明) (70) (1998.06.27 – 2001.11.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男) (81) (1992.09.28 – 2004.01.24)