The diocese has the distinction of being the first Catholic ecclesiastical territory erected on the island of Taiwan. Created as the Apostolic Prefecture of the Island of Formosa in 1913, the name was changed to the Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsiung in 1949. In 1961, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, and became a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.
roman, catholic, diocese, kaohsiung, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 202. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Diocese of Kaohsiung Lat Dioecesis Kaohsiungensis is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan Diocese of KaohsiungDioecesis Kaohsiungensis天主教高雄教區Holy Rosary Cathedral KaohsiungLocationCountry TaiwanTerritoryKaohsiung and Pingtung CountyEcclesiastical provinceTaipeiStatisticsArea5 723 km2 2 210 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2017 3 606 85137 814 1 0 Parishes60Churches111InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedJuly 19 1913 110 years ago 1913 07 19 CathedralHoly Rosary Cathedral KaohsiungSecular priests35Current leadershipPopeFrancisBishopPeter Liu Cheng chungMetropolitan ArchbishopThomas Chung An zuMapWebsiteWebsite of the DioceseThe diocese has the distinction of being the first Catholic ecclesiastical territory erected on the island of Taiwan Created as the Apostolic Prefecture of the Island of Formosa in 1913 the name was changed to the Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsiung in 1949 In 1961 the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese and became a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei The current bishop is Peter Liu Cheng chung appointed in January 2006 In November 2009 he was given the ad personam personal title of archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI Ordinaries editClemente Fernandez O P 1913 Appointed 1921 Died Thomas de la Hoz O P 27 Jul 1921 Appointed 1935 Died Joseph Asajiro Satowaki 1941 Appointed 1946 Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre O P 5 Mar 1948 Appointed 1961 Died Joseph Cheng Tien Siang O P 21 Mar 1961 Appointed 19 Aug 1990 Died Paul Shan Kuo hsi S J 4 Mar 1991 Appointed 5 Jan 2006 Retired Peter Liu Cheng chung 5 Jan 2006 Succeeded present See also editCatholic Church in Taiwan22 37 13 N 120 17 30 E 22 6204 N 120 2916 E 22 6204 120 2916 nbsp This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Asia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Taiwan related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung amp oldid 1181818451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
