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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

Archdiocese of Taipei
Archidioecesis Taipehensis
天主教台北總教區
Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Taipei 001.jpg
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Location
Country Taiwan
Ecclesiastical province Taipei
Statistics
Area 4,590 km2 (1,770 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
7,331,027
38,037 (0.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 30 December 1949
Cathedral Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Taipei
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan
Emeritus Bishops Matthew Kia Yen-wen Archbishop Emeritus (1978–1989)
Joseph Ti-kang Archbishop Emeritus (1989–2004)
Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa Archbishop Emeritus (2004–2007)
Map
Taiwan - Arcidiocesi di Taipei.png
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 天主教台北總教區
Latin name
Latin Archidioecesis Taipehensis

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei (Latin: Archidioecesis Taipehensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on December 30, 1949. On August 7, 1952, it was elevated to an archdiocese, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan.

The archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. John Hung Shan-Chuan was appointed Archbishop of Taipei by Pope Benedict XVI on November 9, 2007.

Coordinates: 25°03′27″N 121°30′54″E / 25.0574°N 121.5150°E / 25.0574; 121.5150


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