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Bosco Lin Chi-nan
Bosco Lin Chi-nan is a Chinese prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan, Tainan from 2004 to 2020. He was auxiliary bishop of Kaohsiung from 1992 to 2004. Biography Bosco was born in Hualien County, Hualien, Taiwan on 14 May 1943. He was ordained a Catholic priest on 6 January 1973. On 28 September 1992, Bosco was appointed Auxiliary bishop, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaohsiung, diocese of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Titular bishop, Titular Bishop of Alexanum and consecrated a bishop on 2 January 1993 by Bishop Paul Shan Kuo-hsi. He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan, diocese of Tainan on 24 January 2004 by Pope John Paul II. His retirement was accepted on 14 November 2020. On 19 June 2021, Pope Francis named him apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Tainan, following the resignation of Bishop John Lee Juo-wang after less than six months. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tainan
The Diocese of Tainan () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. Erected in March 1961 from territories belonging to the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi, Apostolic Prefecture of Kiayi, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taipei. Ordinaries *Stanislaus Lo Kuang (21 March 1961 Appointed – 15 February 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei) *Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang (7 June 1966 Appointed – 3 December 1990 Retired) *Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (3 December 1990 Appointed – 24 January 2004 Appointed, Archbishop of Taipei) *Bosco Lin Chi-nan (24 January 2004 Appointed – 14 November 2020 Retired) *John Lee Juo-wang (14 November 2020 Appointed – 19 June 2021 Resigned) **Bosco Lin Chi-nan (Apostolic administration, Apostolic Administrator) (19 June 2021 Appointed) *John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng, Order of Friars Minor, O.F.M. (3 May 2023 Appointed ) See also *Catholic Church in Taiwan References Roman Catholic dioceses in Taiwan, Tain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auxiliary Bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. Roman Catholicism In the Catholic Church, auxiliary bishops exist in both the Latin Church and in the Eastern Catholic Churches. The particular duties of an auxiliary bishop are given by the diocesan bishop and can vary widely depending on the auxiliary bishop, the ordinary, and the needs of the diocese. In a larger archdiocese, they might be assigned to serve a portion of the archdiocese (sometimes called deaneries, regions, or vicariates) or to serve a particular population such as immigrants or those of a particular heritage or language. Canon law recommends that the diocesan bishop appoint an auxiliary bishop as vicar general of the diocese. In May 2017, Gregorio Rosa Chávez was one of the first Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Roman Catholic Bishops In Taiwan
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1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 10 – WWII: Guadalcanal campaign, Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces of the 2nd Marine Division and the 25th Infantry Division (United States), 25th Infantry Division begin their assaults on the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse#Galloping Horse, Galloping Horse and Sea Horse on Guadalcanal. Meanwhile, the Japanese Seventeenth Army (Japan), 17th Army makes plans to abandon the island and after fierce resistance withdraws to the west coast of Guadalcanal. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Pope Francis
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Pope Gregory III, Gregory III. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a family of Italian Argentines, Italian origin, Bergoglio was inspired to join the Jesuits in 1958 after recovering from a severe illness. He was Ordination#Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches, ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Following resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the 2013 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. He graduated with excellent grades from an All-boys school, all-boys high school in Wadowice, Poland, in 1938, soon after which World War II broke out. During the war, to avoid being kidnapped and sent to a Forced labour under German rule during World War II, German forced labour camp, he signed up for work in harsh conditions in a quarry. Wojtyła eventually took up acting and developed a love for the profession and participated at a local theatre. The linguistically skilled Wojtyła wanted to study Polish language, Polish at university. Encouraged by a conversation with Adam Stefan Sapieha, he decided to study theology and become a priest. Eventually, Wojtyła rose to the position of Archbishop of Kra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place. There are more bishops than there are functioning dioceses. Therefore, a priest appointed not to head a diocese as its diocesan bishop but to be an auxiliary bishop, a papal diplomat, or an official of the Roman Curia is appointed to a titular see. Catholic Church In the Catholic Church, a titular bishop is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. Examples of bishops belonging to this category are coadjutor bishops, auxiliary bishops, bishops emeriti, vicars apostolic, nuncios, superiors of departments in the Roman Curia, and cardinal bishops of suburbicarian dioceses (since they are not in charge of the suburbicarian dioceses). Most titular bishops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kaohsiung
The Diocese of Kaohsiung (Lat: ''Dioecesis Kaohsiungensis'') is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. The diocese has the distinction of being the first Catholic ecclesiastical territory erected on the island of Taiwan. Created as the Apostolic Prefecture of the Island of Formosa in 1913, the name was changed to the Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsiung in 1949. In 1961, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, and became a suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Archdiocese of Taipei. The current bishop is Peter Liu Cheng-chung, appointed in January 2006. In November 2009, he was given the "ad personam" (personal) title of archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI. Ordinaries *Clemente Fernández, O.P. † (1913 Appointed – 1921 Died) *Thomas de la Hoz, O.P. † (27 Jul 1921 Appointed – 1935 Died) *Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, † (1941 Appointed – 1946) *Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. † (5 Mar 1948 Appointed – 1961 Died) *Joseph Cheng Tien- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hualien County
Hualien () is a County (Taiwan), county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is Taiwan's largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the country. The county seat and largest city is Hualien City. Hualien County is located in the eastern part of Taiwan—the Pacific Ocean lies to its east and the Central Mountain Range lies to its west. Narrow and long, Hualien is the largest counties of Taiwan, county in Taiwan in terms of area. Most of its population resides in the Huadong Valley, which runs north to south between the Central Mountain Range, Central and Hai'an Range, Hai'an mountain ranges. Hualien's natural environment attracts many visitors and some of its natural attractions include Taroko National Park, Taroko Gorge, Qingshui Cliff, and Qixingtan Beach. Much of modern-day Hualien County was populated by the Sakizaya people before the arrival of the Spanish Formosa, Spanish, Dutch Formosa, Dutch, and Han Chinese under Taiwan und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Taipei
The Archdiocese of Taipei () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. Pope Pius XII erected it as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei on 30 December 1949. On 7 August 1952, it was elevated to an archdiocese, with the suffragan sees of Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan. The archdiocese's cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. As the only metropolitan in Taiwan, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. Pope Francis accepted the mandatory resignation of John Hung Shan-chuan upon reaching retirement age and appointed Thomas Chung An-zu as Archbishop of Taipei on 23 May 2020. For many years, each person appointed Archbishop of Taipei has also been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Kinmen and Matsu islands, which form part of the Diocese of Xiamen.Vatican-Taiwan Newsletter 2nd issue, 2020 accessed on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See on 12 June 2020 noting "The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
