Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien (Lat: Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman 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
Area8,144 km2 (3,144 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
586,241
56,810 (9.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Hualien City
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPhilip Huang Chao-ming
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Chung An-zu
Auxiliary BishopsJohn Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi
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.

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