Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Taiwan

Date	Change
1883.12.03	Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy 廈門 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境)
1913.07.19	Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island 台灣 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy 廈門)
1946.04.11	Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy 廈門 was promoted as Diocese of Xiamen 廈門 (became suffragan of Fuzhou 福州)
1949.12.30	Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island 台灣 was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄 (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei 臺北)
1949.12.30	Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei 臺北 was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island 台灣)
1950.08.10	Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung 臺中 was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄)
1952.08.07	Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi 嘉義 was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄 and became suffragan of Taipei 臺北)
1952.08.07	Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien 花蓮 was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄 and Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei 臺北 and became suffragan of Taipei 臺北)
1952.08.07	Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei 臺北 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei 臺北 (with suffragan sees Chiayi 嘉義, Hualien 花蓮, Kaohsung 高雄 and Taichung 臺中 and lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien 花蓮)
1961.03.21	Diocese of Hsinchu 新竹 was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei 臺北 and became suffragan of Taipei 臺北)
1961.03.21	Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄 was promoted as Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄 (lost territory to establish Diocese of Tainan 臺南)
1961.03.21	Diocese of Tainan 臺南 was established (from Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄 and became suffragan of Taipei 臺北)
1962.04.16	Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi 嘉義 was promoted as Diocese of Chiayi 嘉義
1962.04.16	Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung 臺中 was promoted as Diocese of Taichung 臺中
1963.07.15	Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien 花蓮 was promoted as Diocese of Hualien 花蓮