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Diocese of Chiayi

Dioecesis Kiayiensis

天主教嘉義教區
Location
CountryRoman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi Taiwan
TerritoryChiayi and counties of Chiayi and Yunlin
Ecclesiastical provinceTaipei
MetropolitanTaipei
Statistics
Area3,244 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,582,934
17,820 (1.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St John in Chiayi City
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
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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