Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu

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.

Diocese of Hsinchu Dioecesis Hsinchuensis 天主教新竹教區
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 - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 3,308,629 52,565 (1.6%)
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	Francis
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
Website
Website of the Diocese

Erected as the Diocese of Hsinchu in 1962, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.

The current bishop is John Baptist Lee Keh-mien, appointed in November 2006.

Ordinaries

• 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

• Catholic Church in Taiwan