Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Taipei 臺北 (中文) / Táiběi 台北 (简体中文) / Taipehen(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Chiayi 嘉義, Hsinchu 新竹, Hualien 花蓮, Kaohsiung 高雄, Taichung 臺中, Tainan 臺南
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Notes: The Archbishop of Taipei has been the Apostolic Administrator of Kinma 金馬 (Islands of Kinmen 金門 and Matsu 馬祖) since 1968.09.25.
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Address: 94 Loli Road, Taipei 10668, Taiwan
Phone: +886 (2) 27371311
Metropolitan Archbishop (2020.05.23 – ...): | Archbishop Thomas Chung An-zu (鍾安住) (72) Vice-President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Taipei 臺北 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Archbishop Thomas Chung An-zu (鍾安住) (72) Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)
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Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan (洪山川), S.V.D. (81) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan)
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Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (鄭再發)
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Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang (狄剛)
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Archbishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen (賈彥文) Non ministrari sed ministrare / 求為人役
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Archbishop Stanislaus Lo Guang (Lokuang) (羅光)
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Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin (田耕莘), S.V.D. | ||||||||||
Archbishop Joseph Guo Ruo-shi (Kuo Joshih) (郭若石), C.D.D.
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Prefects Apostolic of Taipei 臺北 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Joseph Guo Ruo-shi (Kuo Joshih) (郭若石), C.D.D. (later Archbishop) (see above) |
Area: 4,600 km²
Population: 43,500 Catholics (0.6% of 7,400,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 93 parishes
Personnel: 210 priests (35 diocesan, 175 religious), 591 religious (233 brothers, 358 sisters), 2 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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