Diocese of Taichung 臺中
Taichungen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Taichung 臺中, Taiwan
The Diocese of Taichung is a Latin Catholic diocese in central Taiwan, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1950 and raised to a diocese in 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei and has been led by Bishop Martin Su Yao-wen since 2007.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 16 April 1962
- Latin
- Taichungen(sis)
- Patron
- Christ the Saviour
- Annuario code
- 001003151
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 26,395
- Population
- 4,235,174
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.6%
- Priests
- 59
- Catholics per priest
- 447
- Extent
- 7,836 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.4
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Yōbun So
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Jesus Saviour stands in Taichung 臺中, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Taipei
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Taipei.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Chiayi 嘉義Chiayi 嘉義
- Diocese of Hsinchu 新竹Hsinchu 新竹
- Diocese of Hualien 花蓮Hualien 花蓮
- Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄Kaohsiung 高雄
- Diocese of Tainan 臺南Tainan 臺南
- Archdiocese of Taipei 臺北Taipei 臺北
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan, the Diocese of Taichung (Latin: Dioecesis Taichungensis) traces its origin to the Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung erected in 1950, which became a full diocese in 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei, and its current bishop is Martin Su Yao-wen, appointed in June 2007.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.