Roman Catholic Diocese of Hualien
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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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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.
Ordinaries
- Matthew Kia Yen-wen (14 Dec 1974 Appointed - 15 Nov 1978 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
- Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. (15 Nov 1979 Appointed - 4 Mar 1991 Appointed, Bishop of Kaohsiung)
- Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'un (23 Jan 1992 Appointed - 19 Nov 2001 Retired)
- Philip Huang Chao-ming (19 Nov 2001 Appointed - )
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