Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan (Lat: "Dioecesis Tainanensis") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Erected in March of 1961, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei. The diocese has not undergone any jurisdictional changes.
The current bishop is Bosco Lin Chi-nan, appointed in January of 2004.
Ordinaries
*Stanislaus Lokuang † (21 Mar 1961 Appointed - 15 Feb 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
*Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang (7 Jun 1966 Appointed - 3 Dec 1990 Retired)
*Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (3 Dec 1990 Appointed - 24 Jan 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei)
*Bosco Lin Chi-nan (24 Jan 2004 Appointed - )
ee also
*Catholic Church in Taiwan
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