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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

Coordinates: 25°03′27″N 121°30′54″E / 25.0574°N 121.5150°E / 25.0574; 121.5150
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Archdiocese of Taipei

Archidioecesis Taipehensis

天主教臺北總敎區
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Location
CountryTaiwan
TerritoryTaipei, Keelung, New Taipei City, and Yilan County
Ecclesiastical provinceTaipei
Archdeaconries10
Statistics
Area4,590 km2 (1,770 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
7,331,027
38,037 (0.5%)
Parishes84
Schools54
Members55,383 (2024)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 December 1949
CathedralCathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Taipei
Patron saintOur Lady of Immaculate Conception
Secular priests36
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopThomas Chung An-Zu
Vicar GeneralPaulus Sun Chih-ching
Paul Lin Tien-Deh
Bishops emeritusJohn Hung Shan-Chuan Archbishop Emeritus (2007-2020)
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese天主教臺北總敎區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyintiān zhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàoqū
Wade–GilesT'iēnchǔchiào Táip'ěi tsǔngchiàoch'ǘ
Tongyong Pinyintiān jhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàocyū
Yale Romanizationtyān jǔ jyàu Táiběi dzǔng jyàuchyū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJThian-chú-kàu Tâi-pak Cháng-kàu-khu
Latin name
LatinArchidioecesis Taipehensis
Taipei Archdiocesan Curia Building at Leli Road, Taipei

The Archdiocese of Taipei (Latin: Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on 30 December 1949. On 7 August 1952, it was elevated to an archdiocese, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan.

The archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. Pope Francis accepted the mandatory resignation of John Hung Shan-chuan upon reaching retirement age and appointed Thomas Chung An-zu as Archbishop of Taipei on 23 May 2020. For many years, each person appointed Archbishop of Taipei has also been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which form part of the Diocese of Xiamen.[1]

List of Ordinaries of Taipei

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vatican-Taiwan Newsletter 2nd issue, 2020 accessed on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See on 12 June 2020 noting "The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu of Chiyai, as the new Archbishop of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu Islands, located a few miles off the coast of mainland China on 23 May 2020"
  2. ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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25°03′27″N 121°30′54″E / 25.0574°N 121.5150°E / 25.0574; 121.5150