Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi

Diocese of Chiayi Dioecesis Kiayiensis 天主教嘉義教區
Location
Country	Taiwan
Territory	Chiayi and counties of Chiayi and Yunlin
Ecclesiastical province	Taipei
Metropolitan	Taipei
Statistics
Area	3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,582,934 17,820 (1.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St John in Chiayi City
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Thomas Chung An-zu
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Hung Shan-chuan
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	天主教嘉義教區
Simplified Chinese	天主教嘉義教区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin tiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū Wade–Giles T'iēnchǔchiào Chā-ì chiàoch'ǘ Tongyong Pinyin tiān jhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàocyū Yale Romanization tyān jǔ jyàu Jyāyì jyàuchyū Southern Min Hokkien POJ Thian-chú-kàu Ka-gī kàu-khu
Latin name
Latin	Dioecesis Kiayiensis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi (Lat: Dioecesis Kiayiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.

Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi in 1952, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is Thomas Chung An-zu, appointed in June 2007.

Ordinaries

• Matthew Kia Yen-wen (21 May 1970 Appointed - 14 Dec 1974 Appointed, Bishop of Hwalien)
• Joseph Ti-kang (21 Jun 1975 Appointed - 3 May 1985 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Taipei)
• Joseph Lin Thien-chu † (25 Nov 1985 Appointed - 4 Mar 1994 Died)
• Peter Liu Cheng-chung (1 Jul 1994 Appointed - 5 Jul 2004 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Kaohsiung)
• John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. (16 Jan 2006 Appointed - 9 Nov 2007 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
• Thomas Chung An-zu (24 Jan 2008 Appointed - )

See also

• Catholic Church in Taiwan