Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Taichung | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Taichungensis |
Local: | 天主教台中教區 |
Territory: | Taichung and counties of Changhua and Nantou |
Province: | Taipei |
Archdeaconries: | 5 |
Area Km2: | 7,836 |
Population: | 4,235,174 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 26,395 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.6 |
Parishes: | 36 |
Members: | 29,012 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Patron: | Christ the Saviour |
Bishop: | Martin Su Yao-wen |
Metro Archbishop: | Thomas Chung An-zu |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Vicar General: | Joseph Huang Ching-fu Peter Chou Lai-shun (Walis Nomin) |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Joseph Wang Yu-jung Bishop Emeritus (1986-2007) |
Map: | Taiwan - Diocesi di Taichung.png |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Taichung (la|Dioecesis Taichungensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung in 1950, it 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.