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Diocese of Hsinchu

Dioecesis Hsinchuensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 March 1961
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Taipei
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Square Kilometers: 4,750 (1,834 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.hcd.org.tw/
  • Mailing Address: 156-1 Zhongzheng Rd., Hsinchu 30051, Taiwan
  • Telephone: (03)525.41.98; 525.42.19
  • Fax: 526.47.86

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 March 1961ErectedArchdiocese of Taipei (Hsinchu, Taoyuan, and Miaoli) Diocese of Hsinchu (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197063,0221,796,5593.5%2212214443714021385ap1971
198052,7292,193,8142.4%229311545811018283ap1981
199051,0932,553,2202.0%2569945438616784ap1991
199951,8052,995,0111.7%4836846164117182ap2000
200052,2283,047,1761.7%5046965445317482ap2001
200152,4283,107,6911.7%4440846244316582ap2002
200252,4263,143,1991.7%4341846244418682ap2003
200352,9233,184,8451.7%5036866154117682ap2004
200452,0903,225,1651.6%4850985315217282ap2005
200652,5653,308,6291.6%4156975416116182ap2007
201349,3853,543,2011.4%3562975096917882ap2014
201642,9203,645,7981.2%2866944567016975ap2017
201940,7083,772,3801.1%2362854786218074ap2020
202140,6733,833,5841.1%2260824966018774ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 655, to Page 657

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