St. John Church (Hsinchu City)

The Church of St. John is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.[6][7] Part of the Diocese of Hsinchu, it is administered by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans), and under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien.

St. John Church
St. John Catholic Church
聖若望天主堂
St. John Church
24.7989°N 120.9316°E / 24.7989; 120.9316
LocationNo.212 Yanping Road, North, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
Founded27 October 1957 (1957-10-27) [1]
Founder(s)Fr. Linocoln [2]
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
ParishChurch of St. John
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Taipei[3]
DioceseDiocese of Hsinchu
Clergy
ArchbishopArchbishop John Hung Shan-chuan[4]
Bishop(s)Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien.[5] tw
Priest in chargeFr. Shi Xishan (Parish Priest)

The current parish church opened for religious services in October 1957 [8] with a capacity of 150 people.

History

The first church was built in 1955 and originally dedicated to Saint Peter. It covered an area of only 1068 square feet., and so could only accommodate 30 people. For this reason, in 1957 Father Cai Weixian expanded the grounds to establish a new church. The new church was completed on October 27, and rededicated to Saint John.[9] In November 2005, Father Victor Silva was the parish priest of St. John's Church, along with Jeanne d'Arc Church and Holy Rosary Church. Both congregations faced concern that over 80% in attendance at Sunday Mass were senior citizens.[10]

References
  1. "新竹市聖若望堂簡介". Bythewell. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. "新竹市聖若望堂簡介". Bythewell. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. www.taipei.catholic.org http://taipei.catholic.org.tw/taipei/eng/. Retrieved 8 March 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Archbishop". Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. "Hsinchu Diocese". www.hcd.org.tw/. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. 天主教中國主教團秘書處 (1976-01-01). 中華民國六十五年臺灣天主教手冊 (in Chinese). 天主教中國主教團秘書處.
  7. "聖若望堂 Church of St. John". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. "新竹市聖若望堂簡介". Bythewell. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  9. "聖若望堂: 歷任堂區主任司鐸". Bythewell. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  10. "新竹市聖若望堂簡介". Bythewell. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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