Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in Taiwan

Taiwan
DateAscendingChange
1883.12.03Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy ๅปˆ้–€ was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien ็ฆๅปบๅŒ—ๅขƒ)
1913.07.19Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island ๅฐ็ฃ was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy ๅปˆ้–€)
1946.04.11Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy ๅปˆ้–€ was promoted as Diocese of Xiamen ๅปˆ้–€ (became suffragan of Fuzhou ็ฆๅทž)
1949.12.30Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island ๅฐ็ฃ was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung ้ซ˜้›„ (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ—)
1949.12.30Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ— was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island ๅฐ็ฃ)
1950.08.10Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung ่‡บไธญ was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung ้ซ˜้›„)
1952.08.07Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi ๅ˜‰็พฉ was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung ้ซ˜้›„ and became suffragan of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ—)
1952.08.07Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien ่Šฑ่“ฎ was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung ้ซ˜้›„ and Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ— and became suffragan of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ—)
1952.08.07Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ— was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ— (with suffragan sees Chiayi ๅ˜‰็พฉ, Hualien ่Šฑ่“ฎ, Kaohsung ้ซ˜้›„ and Taichung ่‡บไธญ and lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien ่Šฑ่“ฎ)
1961.03.21Diocese of Hsinchu ๆ–ฐ็ซน was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ— and became suffragan of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ—)
1961.03.21Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung ้ซ˜้›„ was promoted as Diocese of Kaohsiung ้ซ˜้›„ (lost territory to establish Diocese of Tainan ่‡บๅ—)
1961.03.21Diocese of Tainan ่‡บๅ— was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung ้ซ˜้›„ and became suffragan of Taipei ่‡บๅŒ—)
1962.04.16Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi ๅ˜‰็พฉ was promoted as Diocese of Chiayi ๅ˜‰็พฉ
1962.04.16Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung ่‡บไธญ was promoted as Diocese of Taichung ่‡บไธญ
1963.07.15Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien ่Šฑ่“ฎ was promoted as Diocese of Hualien ่Šฑ่“ฎ

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