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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi

Coordinates: 23°29′04″N 120°27′40″E / 23.4844°N 120.4611°E / 23.4844; 120.4611
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Diocese of Chiayi

Dioecesis Kiayiensis

天主教嘉義教區
Location
Country Taiwan
TerritoryChiayi and counties of Chiayi and Yunlin
Ecclesiastical provinceTaipei
MetropolitanTaipei
Archdeaconries7
Statistics
Area3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,582,934
17,820 (1.1%)
Members7,058
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St John in Chiayi City
Patron saintSt. John the Evangelist
Secular priests20
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNorbert Pu Ying-hsiung
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Chung An-zu
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 Pinyintiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū
Wade–GilesT'iēnchǔchiào Chā-ì chiàoch'ǘ
Tongyong Pinyintiān jhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàocyū
Yale Romanizationtyān jǔ jyàu Jyāyì jyàuchyū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJThian-chú-kàu Ka-gī kàu-khu
Latin name
LatinDioecesis Kiayiensis

The Diocese of Chiayi (Latin: Dioecesis Kiayiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the 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.

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23°29′04″N 120°27′40″E / 23.4844°N 120.4611°E / 23.4844; 120.4611