Thomas Chung An-Zu

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Thomas Chung An-Zu
Archbishop of Taipei Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu
Native name	鍾安住
Archdiocese	Taipei
Appointed	23 May 2020
Installed	18 July 2020
Predecessor	John Hung Shan-chuan
Successor	Incumbent
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi
Orders
Ordination	26 December 1981
Consecration	30 December 2006 by Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-07) 7 August 1952 (age 72) Yunlin County, Taiwan
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Deum et hominem amare
Coat of arms

Thomas Chung An-Zu (born 7 August 1952) is the current serving archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life

Chung was born in Yunlin County in Taiwan on 7 August 1952.[1][2]

Priesthood

On 26 December 1981, Chung was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic diocese of Tainan, Taiwan.[2][1]

Episcopate

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Chung as the Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan and Titular Bishop of Munatiana on 31 October 2006. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 December 2006 by Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa. He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi on 24 January 2008.

Pope Francis later appointed him as Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan on 23 May 2020.[2][5][1][3]

References

Styles of Thomas Chung An-Zu
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

1. "Archbishop of Taipei Archdiocese Thomas Chung An-zu | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
2. "Archbishop Thomas Chung An-zu [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
3. AsiaNews.it. "Thomas Chung An-Zu is the new archbishop of Taipei". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
4. "Bishop Thomas Chung An-Zu | Sunday Examiner | Catholic News of the Week". Retrieved 2021-05-08.
5. "Pope Francis appoints new archbishop for Taiwan's capital". Matters India. 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
6. "Pope Francis still pays attention to Taiwan: New archbishop of Taipei". Taiwan News. 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2021-05-08.