Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei

Archdiocese of Taipei Archidioecesis Taipehensis 天主教台北總教區
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

Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Chinese name

天主教台北總教區

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	tiān zhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàoqū
Wade–Giles	T'iēnchǔchiào Táip'ěi tsǔngchiàoch'ǘ
Tongyong Pinyin	tiān jhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàocyū
Yale Romanization	tyān jǔ jyàu Táiběi dzǔng jyàuchyū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Thian-chú-kàu Tâi-pak Cháng-kàu-khu

Latin name

Latin

Archidioecesis Taipehensis

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	tiān zhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàoqū
Wade–Giles	T'iēnchǔchiào Táip'ěi tsǔngchiàoch'ǘ
Tongyong Pinyin	tiān jhǔ jiào Táipěi zǒng jiàocyū
Yale Romanization	tyān jǔ jyàu Táiběi dzǔng jyàuchyū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Thian-chú-kàu Tâi-pak Cháng-kàu-khu

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.