Roman Catholic Diocese of Hsinchu
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Diocese of Hsinchu Dioecesis Hsinchuensis 天主教新竹教區 | |
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 Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Territory | Hsinchu, Taoyuan, and counties of Hsinchu and Miaoli |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taipei |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,750 km2 (1,830 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 3,308,629 52,565 (1.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 March 1961 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Hsinchu |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Baptist Lee Keh-mien |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Chung An-zu |
| Bishops emeritus | Lucas Liu Hsien-tang Bishop Emeritus (1983-2004) James Liu Tan-kuei Bishop Emeritus (2004-2005) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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.
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[edit]
- 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 - )
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