Diocese of Hualien

The Diocese of Hualien () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.

Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien in 1952, the prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, in 1963. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is Philip Huang Chao-ming, appointed in November 2001.

Statistics

Catholics are 10.3% (56,401) of the total population (548,870).

Ordinaries

• Matthew Kia Yen-wen (14 Dec 1974 appointed – 15 Nov 1978 appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
• Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. (15 Nov 1979 appointed – 4 Mar 1991 appointed, Bishop of Kaohsiung)
• Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'un (23 Jan 1992 appointed – 19 Nov 2001 retired)
• Philip Huang Chao-ming (19 Nov 2001 appointed – )

See also

• Catholic Church in Taiwan

References

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic