Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien

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

Diocese of Hualien

Dioecesis Hvalienensis

天主教花蓮教區
Location
Country Taiwan
TerritoryCounties of Hualien and Taitung
Ecclesiastical provinceTaipei
Statistics
Parishes47
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Hualien City
Patron saintOur Lady Help of Christians
Secular priests27
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPhilip Huang Chao-ming
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Chung An-Zu
Vicar GeneralPeter Chen Chung-kuang
Bishops emeritusJohn Baptist Danglo Kingzi (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritius)
Map
Website
Website of the diocese

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

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

Ordinaries

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See also

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References

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