Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄, Taiwan

Born:	1923.12.02 (Puyang 濮陽縣, 河南, China)
Ordained Priest:	1955.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.02.14
Created Cardinal:	1998.02.21
Died:	2012.08.22 (新北市, Taiwan † 88)

Bishop of Hualien 花蓮 (Taiwan) (1979.11.15 – 1991.03.04)

President of Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference (1987.04 – 2006)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1991.03.04 – 2006.01.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1998.02.21 [1998.05.17] – 2012.08.22)

Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tien-Siang (鄭天祥), O.P.
(1961.03.21 – 1990.08.19)

In unitate fidei

Born:	1922.06.28 (福州市, 福建, China)
Ordained Priest:	1961.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.05.21
Died:	1990.08.19 († 68)

Bishop of Kaohsiung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1961.03.21 – 1990.08.19)

Archbishop ad personam (1979.10.30 – 1990.08.19)

Prefects Apostolic of Kaohsung 高雄 (Roman Rite)

Fr. José María Arregui y Yparaguirre (陳若瑟), O.P.
(1949.12.30 – 1961.03.21)

Born:	1903.09.03 (Berastegui, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1928.07.27
Died:	1979.08.05 (高雄市, Taiwan † 75)

Prefect Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Taiwan) (1948.03.05 – 1949.12.30)

Prefect Apostolic of Kaohsung 高雄 (Taiwan) (1949.12.30 – 1961.03.21)

Prefects Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Roman Rite)

Fr. José María Arregui y Yparaguirre (陳若瑟), O.P.
(1948.03.05 – 1949.12.30)

(see above)

Fr. Joseph Asajirō Satowaki (ヨゼフ里脇浅次郎) (later Cardinal)
(Apostolic Administrator 1941.04.02 – 1948.03.05)

Fr. Thomas de la Hoz (楊多默 / トマス・デ・ラ・ホス), O.P.
(1920.12.08 – 1941.04.02)

Born:	1879.12.31 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1903.07.26

Prefect Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Taiwan) (1920.12.08 – 1941.04.02)

Prefect Apostolic of Shikoku 四国 (Japan) (1932 – 1935)

Fr. Clemente Fernández (林牧才), O.P.
(1913.07.19 – 1920.12)

Born:	1879.10.17 (Penerudes, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1903.09.08
Died:	1952.04.28 (Barcelona, Spain † 72)

Prefect Apostolic of Formosa Island 台灣 (Taiwan) (1913.07.19 – 1920.12)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung (劉振忠) (72) (later Archbishop) (2004.07.05 – 2006.01.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Philip Huang Chao-ming (黃兆明) (69) (1998.06.27 – 2001.11.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bosco Lin Chi-nan (林吉男) (80) (1992.09.28 – 2004.01.24)

Contact Info

Address: 125 Szu-wei 3rd Road, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan

Phone: +886 (7) 3342142

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Statistics

Area: 5,728 km²

Population: 35,984 Catholics (1.0% of 3,549,131 total) (2021)

Statistics: 60 parishes, 82 priests (40 diocesan, 42 religious), 145 religious (42 brothers, 103 sisters), 13 seminarians (2021)

History

1913.07.19: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Formosa Island 台灣 / Isola Formosa (Italiano) / 臺灣 (中文) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy 廈門)
1949.12.30: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsung 高雄 / Kaohsungen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei 臺北)
1950.08.10: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Taichung 臺中
1952.08.07: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Chiayi 嘉義 and Apostolic Prefecture of Hualien 花蓮 and became suffragan of Taipei 臺北
1961.03.21: Promoted as Diocese of Kaohsiung 高雄 / Kaohsiungen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Tainan 臺南)

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