Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi
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Diocese of Kiayi Dioecesis Kiayiensis 天主教嘉義教區 |
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| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Metropolitan | Taipei |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,582,934 17,820 (1.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John in Chiayi City |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Thomas Chung An-zu |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Hung Shan-chuan |
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| Traditional Chinese | 天主教嘉義教區 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天主教嘉義教区 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | Dioecesis Kiayiensis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | tiān zhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàoqū |
| Wade–Giles | T'iēnchǔchiào Chā-ì chiàoch'ǘ |
| Tongyong Pinyin | tiān jhǔ jiào Jiāyì jiàocyū |
| Yale Romanization | tyān jǔ jyàu Jyāyì jyàuchyū |
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| Hokkien POJ | Thian-chú-kàu Ka-gī kàu-khu |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiayi (Lat: Dioecesis Kiayiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.
Originally erected as an Apostolic Prefecture of Kiayi in 1952, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1962. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei.
The current bishop is Thomas Chung An-zu, appointed in June 2007.
Coordinates: 23°29′04″N 120°27′40″E / 23.4844°N 120.4611°E
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