Diocese of Tainan Dioecesis Tainanensis 天主教台南教區 | |
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Location | |
Country | Taiwan |
Territory | Tainan and Penghu |
Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
Deaneries | 4 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,870 km2 (1,110 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 1,997,000 8,274 (0.4%) |
Parishes | 32 |
Members | 5,948 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 March 1961 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Tainan |
Patron saint | Our Lady of China |
Secular priests | 8 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Baptist Huang Min-cheng |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Chung An-zu |
Vicar General | Rev. John Lai Hsiao-chung |
Bishops emeritus | Bosco Lin Chi-nan John Lee Juo-wang |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Tainan (Latin: Dioecesis Tainanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Erected in March 1961 from territories belonging to the former Apostolic Prefecture of Kiayi, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.