Peter Liu Cheng-chung
Appearance
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Peter Liu Cheng-chung | |
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Archbishop-Bishop of Kaohsiung | |
Archdiocese | Taipei |
Diocese | Kaohsiung |
Appointed | 5 January 2006 |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 13 April 1980 |
Consecration | 28 September 1994 by Jozef Tomko |
Personal details | |
Born | 劉振忠 12 April 1951 |
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | FIDELIS AC DEVOTUS |
Archbishop-Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung is a Roman Catholic prelate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[1]
Early Life
Liu was born on 12 April 1951 in Chiayi, Taiwan.[2]
Priesthood
On 13 April 1980, Liu was ordained a Catholic priest.[3]
Episcopate
Liu was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi on 1 July 1994 and consecrated on 28 September 1994 Jozef Tomko. On 5 July 2004 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung and succeeded as bishop of the same diocese on 5 January 2006. He was appointed the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung on 21 November 2009 as an Archbishop ad personam.[2]
References
- ^ "Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄, Taiwan". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ a b "Archbishop Peter Cheng-chung Liu | Archbishop of Kaohsiung Diocese Peter Cheng-chung Liu | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "H.E. Mons. Peter Liu as Archbishop "ad personam"". www.catholic.org.tw. Retrieved 2019-03-08.