Roman Catholic Diocese of Taichung

Diocese of Taichung

Dioecesis Taichungensis

天主教台中教區
Cathedral of Jesus Saviour
Location
Country Taiwan
TerritoryTaichung and counties of Changhua and Nantou
Ecclesiastical provinceTaipei
Archdeaconries5
Statistics
Area7,836 km2 (3,025 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
4,235,174
26,395 (0.6%)
Parishes36
Members29,012
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Jesus Saviour in Taichung
Patron saintChrist the Saviour
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMartin Su Yao-wen
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Chung An-zu
Vicar GeneralJoseph Huang Ching-fu
Peter Chou Lai-shun
Bishops emeritusJoseph Wang Yu-jung Bishop Emeritus (1986-2007)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Taichung (Latin: Dioecesis Taichungensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.

Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung in 1950, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is Martin Su Yao-wen, appointed in June 2007.