Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwalien
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Diocese of Hwalien Dioecesis Hvalienensis 天主教花蓮教區 |
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| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Metropolitan | Taipei |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,144 km2 (3,144 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 586,241 56,810 (9.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Hualien City |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Philip Huang Chao-ming |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Hung Shan-chuan |
| Auxiliary Bishops | John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwalien (Lat: Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hwalien 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.
Coordinates: 23°59′25″N 121°37′31″E / 23.9903°N 121.6252°E
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