Diocese of Hualien 花蓮

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The Diocese of Hualien is a Latin Catholic diocese covering eastern Taiwan, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1952 and raised to a diocese in 1963. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei and has been led by Bishop Philip Huang Chao-ming since 2001.

Bishop
Philip Huang Chao-ming
Latin name
Hvalienen(sis)
Erected
1 March 1963
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians (Hualien)
Patron
Our Lady Help of Christians
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Taipei (Archdiocese of Taipei)
Catholics
56,810
Chancery
Bishop’s House, 168 Zhong-mei Rd., Minli Li, Hualien 97061, Taiwan
Telephone
Tel. [03]822.76.70; fax 823.79.20

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001631 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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