- Matthew Kia Yen-wen
-
Matthew Kia Yen-wen, (Chinese language: 賈彥文; born January 17, 1925) was a Bishop of Hualien and Chiayi, an Archbishop of Taipei,[1] and is currently the Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei.
Born in Yuenshi Hsien, Archbishop Kia was ordained on July 15, 1951 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was appointed the first Bishop of Chiayi on May 21, 1970 and installed on July 16, 1970. He was appointed Bishop of Hualien on December 14, 1974. He became the Archbishop of Taipei on November 18, 1978. He resigned on February 11, 1989.[citation needed]
Preceded by
diocese createdBishop of Chiayi
1970–1974Succeeded by
Joseph Ti-kangPreceded by
diocese createdBishop of Hualien
1974–1978Succeeded by
Paul Shan Kuo-hsiPreceded by
Stanislaus LokuangArchbishop of Taipei
1978–1989Succeeded by
Joseph Ti-kangReferences
- ^ "Vatican Ties with China are Doubted". The Associated Press. May 12, 1982. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OUcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6661,2346505&dq=matthew+yen-wen&hl=en. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
This article about a Catholic archbishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.