Diocese of Hsinchu
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Diocese of Hsinchu Dioecesis Hsinchuensis 天主教新竹教區 | |
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 Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Territory | Hsinchu, Taoyuan, and counties of Hsinchu and Miaoli |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Archdeaconries | 4 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,750 km2 (1,830 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 50 |
| Members | 40,835 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 March 1961 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Hsinchu |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| Secular priests | 24 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | John Baptist Lee Keh-mien |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Chung An-zu |
| Vicar General | James Liu Tan-kuei Alexander Doan Trung Quang |
| Episcopal Vicars | Joseph Truong Van-Phuc Edmund Ryden (雷敦龢), SJ |
| Bishops emeritus | Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Bishop Emeritus (1983-2004) James Liu Tan-kuei Bishop Emeritus (2004-2005) |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Hsinchu (traditional Chinese: 天主教新竹教區; simplified Chinese: 天主教新竹教区; pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào Xīnzhú Jiàoqū; Latin: Dioecesis Hsinchuensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Erected as the Diocese of Hsinchu in 1961, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei, and covers northwestern Taiwan.[1][2][3]
The current bishop is John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, appointed in November 2006.[3][4]
Ordinaries
[edit]- Petrus Pao-Zin Tou † (21 Mar 1961 Appointed - 29 Jun 1983 Resigned)
- Lucas Liu Hsien-tang (29 Jun 1983 Succeeded - 4 Dec 2004 Retired)
- James Liu Tan-kuei (4 Dec 2004 Appointed - 30 May 2005 Resigned)
- John Baptist Lee Keh-mien (6 Apr 2006 Appointed - )
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Diocese of Hsinchu, Taiwan". GCatholic. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Diocese of Hsinchu". United Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Diocese of Hsinchu: Dioecesis Hsinchuensis". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bishop John Baptist Keh-mien Lee". United Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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