en Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan

Diocese of Tainan

*Dioecesis Tainanensis*

天主教台南教區
Diocese of Tainan; Dioecesis Tainanensis; 天主教台南教區
Location
Country	Taiwan
Territory	Tainan and Penghu
Ecclesiastical province	Taipei
Deaneries	4
Statistics
Area	2,870 km2 (1,110 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2015); 1,997,000; 8,274 (0.4%)
Parishes	32
Members	5,948
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 March 1961
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Tainan
Patron saint	Our Lady of China
Secular priests	8
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Baptist Huang Min-cheng
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thomas Chung An-zu
Vicar General	Rev. John Lai Hsiao-chung
Bishops emeritus	Bosco Lin Chi-nan; John Lee Juo-wang
Map
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Tainan (Latin: Dioecesis Tainanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.

Erected in March 1961 from territories belonging to the former Apostolic Prefecture of Kiayi, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.

Ordinaries

Stanislaus Lo Kuang (21 March 1961 Appointed – 15 February 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang (7 June 1966 Appointed – 3 December 1990 Retired)
Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (3 December 1990 Appointed – 24 January 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei^[1])
Bosco Lin Chi-nan (24 January 2004 Appointed^[2] – 14 November 2020 Retired^[3])
John Lee Juo-wang (14 November 2020 Appointed^[3] – 19 June 2021 Resigned^[4])
- Bosco Lin Chi-nan (Apostolic Administrator) (19 June 2021 Appointed^[4])
John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng, O.F.M. (3 May 2023 Appointed^[5])

References

^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.01.2004". press.vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-04.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.01.2004". press.vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-04.
^ ^a ^b "Resignations and Appointments, 14.11.2020". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Resignations and Appointments, 19.06.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 03.05.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-07-07.