A. Catholic Population
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According to Taiwan's Catholic Church Directory 2007, the Archdiocese of Taipei has 84,575 Catholics representing 1.81 percent of all 4,665,123 people in the territory. The archdiocese has 260 priests serving in 72 parishes and 31 mission stations under 10 deaneries.
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People in the Diocese
Baptized Catholics: 84,575, or 1.81%
Members of other Christian denominations: data not
available
Followers of other religions (mostly Buddhists; Taoists):
data not available
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B. Diocesan and Religious Priests
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Diocesan Priests: 63
Religious Priests: 197
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C. Religious Brothers, Sisters
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Religious Brothers: 61 (18 Chinese, 43 foreigners)
Religious Sisters: 395 (264 Chinese, 131 foreigners)
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D. Seminaries
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Minor seminary: none
Major seminary: 1
Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary
Seminarians: 27
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E. There are 10 deaneries in the archdiocese
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Dean of First Deanery: Father Marcel Goffart, CICM
Dean of Second Deanery: Father Louis Shen, SJ
Dean of Third Deanery: Father Roch Chow, OP
Dean of Fourth Deanery: Father Peter Chang, CM
Dean of Fifth Deanery: Father Van Aert, CM
Dean of Sixth Deanery: Father Joseph Tzao
Dean of Seventh Deanery: Father Thomas Aquinas Park
Dean of Eighth Deanery: Father Huang Shin-sheng
Dean of Ninth Deanery: Father Simon Chen, SDS
Dean of Tenth Deanery: Father Chech Felice, MI
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F. The archdiocese has 72 parishes and 31 mission stations
Diocesan Activities and Organizations
A. Major Diocesan Commissions and Organizations
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Commission for Christian Unity and Inter-religious Dialogue
Commission for Clergy
Commission for Diocesan Finance
Commission for Indigenous People Apostolate
Commission for Promotion of Vocations
Commission for Social Apostolate
Commission for the Family
Commission for Construction
Consultants for Administration and Development of Diocesan Properties
Liturgical Commission
Pastoral and Evangelization Commission
Pontifical Societies
Ye Sheng Evangelical Group
Censors
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B. Catholic Educational Institutions
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Statistics:
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Schools |
Students |
| Kindergartens |
38 |
5,153 |
| Primary Schools |
4 |
3,747 |
| Middle Schools |
10 |
17,887 |
| Technical Schools |
1 |
786 |
| Colleges and Universities |
2 |
23,811 |
| Hostels |
19 |
5,005 |
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C. Catholic Social Welfare
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Hospitals: 4 (beneficiaries: 1,581,090)
Clinics: 1 (23,010)
Orphanages: 1 (125)
Homes for the Aged: 5 (26,375)
Retarded Children Centers: 5 (650)
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D. Social Communications
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Weeklies: 1
Catholic Weekly
Other mass media and publishers
Branch Studium Biblicum (OFM)
St. Paul's Books & Media Center
Wisdom Mass Media Center (FSP)
Liturgical Apostolate Center (website:www.pddm.org)
Salesiana Publishers
Biblical Bi-monthly
Witness Magazine (website: www.catholic.org.tw/witness)
Constantinian Magazine (website: www.cdd.org.tw/hengyee)
Commissarita of Holy Land John Duns Scotus Bible Reading Promotion Center
(website: www.ccreadbible.org)
Renlai Monthly (website: www.riccibase.com)
Franciscan Gabriel Printing Co. Ltd.
One Spirit
Kuangchi Cultural Group (website: www.kcg.org.tw)
Beatitudes Press
Correspondence Course Center in Catholic Bible and Religion
Audiovisual services: 2
Kuangchi Program Service
St. Paul's Books & Media Center -- AV Department
Radio Stations: 1
Yishih Broadcasting Station
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Religious Congregations, Societies and Institutes
A. Religious Institutes of Men
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Claretian Missionaries ~ CMF
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus ~ MCCJ
Congregatio Disciplorum Domini ~ CDD
Congregation of St. John the Baptist ~ CSJB
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ~ CICM
Congregation of the Mission ~ CM
Discalced Carmelite Order ~ OCD
Divine Word Missionaries ~ SVD
Maryknoll Missioners ~ MM
Order of Friars Minor ~ OFM
Order of Preachers ~ OP
Order of St. Benedict ~ OSB
Order of St. Camillus (MI) ~ Camillians
Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right
Salesians of Don Bosco ~ SDB
Scalabrinian Fathers ~ CS
Society of Jesus ~ SJ
Society of the Divine Savior ~ SDS
Xaverian Missionaries ~ SX
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B. Religious Institutes of Women
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Augustinian Missionary Sisters ~AM
Benedictine Sisters ~ OSB
Carmelite Nuns ~ OCD
Carmelite Sisters of Charity ~ CCV
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul ~ DC
Daughters of Jesus ~ FI
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians ~ FMA
Daughters of St. Paul ~ FSP
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary ~ FMM
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows ~ OSF
Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus ~ OSF
Good Shepherd Sisters ~ RGS
Little Sisters of the Poor ~ LSP
Maryknoll Sisters ~ MM
Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz ~ MMB
Missionaries of Charity ~ MC
Missionary Sisters Del Sacro Costato ~ MSC
Missionary Sisters Oblates of the Holy Family ~ OHF
Missionary Sisters of Providence ~ MSP
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception ~ MIC
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ~ ICM
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit ~ SSpS
Pious Disciples of the Divine Master ~ PDDM
Religious Missionaries of St. Dominic ~ OP
Religious of the Sacred Heart ~ RSCJ
Roman Union of the Order of St. Ursula ~ OSU
Sisters of Divine Savior
Sisters of Our Lady of China ~ OLC
Sisters of Providence ~ SP
Sisters of Providence of Portieux ~ CP
Sisters of Social Service ~ SSS
Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi ~ OSF
Sisters of St. Paul De Chartres ~ SPC
Sisters of the Precious Blood ~ SPB
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ SSH
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary ~ CSCM
Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart ~ SDSH
Society of the Helpers ~ SH
St. Martha Institute ~ SMI
Suore Ministre degli Infermi di S.Camillo ~ MI
The Little Sisters of St. Theresa of The Child Jesus ~ CST
Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity ~ FMVD
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| General Characteristics of the Diocese
Taipei archdiocese is situated at the northern part of Taiwan, which includes Taipei City, Keelung City, Taipei and Ilan counties. It covers a total area of 4,605 square kilometers.
Spanish missionaries arrived Taiwan in 1626 when Taiwan was part of Fujian Apostolic Vicariate. However, it did not take root there. In 1883, Taiwan became part of Xiamen Apostolic Vicariate. Taiwan Apostolic Prefecture established in 1913 and ran by Spanish Dominicans.
In 1950, Taiwan split into 3 Apostolic Prefecture which are Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. Substantial Church growth began since then after many priests, nuns and missioners left mainland China, following Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) members who retreated to Taiwan when the Communists took over the mainland in 1949.
To the east of Taipei is the Pacific Ocean, while to the north and west the Taiwan Strait. With an area of 278 square kilometers, Taipei has 12 administrative districts, namely Songshan, Zhongzheng, Datong, Wanhua, Wenshan, Nangang, Neihu, Shilin, Beitou, Zhongshan, Da'an and Xinyi, with Da'an the most densely populated while Shilin and Beitou the least.
Taipei city
Taipei city is the capital of Taiwan. It is the political, economic and cultural centre of Taiwan. In 1945, the central government of China designated Taiwan as a province and Taipei became a provincial-level municipality. Taipei became the provincial capital of Taiwan in 1949 when the central government of China relocated to Taiwan. As at July, 2008, Taipei city has a population of 2,628,699.
Keelung city
Keelung City, originally named Jilong (hencoop) before 1875, has an area of 133 square kilometers. It is situated at the northernmost of Taiwan. It is surrounded by mountains on its east, south and west, and on its north the Keelung Harbour faces the Pacific Ocean which reaches downtown. Due to the inconvenience to travel to other area in the olden days because of the mountainous landscape, it has its own marine culture. Keelung City is the largest port in Taiwan. Keeling City has 7 administrative districts and 7 subsidiary islands. As at July, 2008, it has a population of 389,213.
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Taipei archdiocese has replaced its Chinese-language
weekly from broadsheet to tabloid format so as to keep
pace with modern readers. When the new format first
appeared on Aug. 17, 2008, the Christian Life Weekly
that had been launched in 1952 also sported
a new name, Catholic Weekly |
Ilan county
Ilan county is located at the northeast point of Taiwan, and has an area of 2144 square kilometers. Like Keelung, it is also surrounded by mountains. People there work in the agricultural and fisheries industry, but they also study a lot in their free time, producing many scholars from the region. Ilan has 1 city, 3 towns and 8 townships, with a population of 461,126 as at July, 2008.
Taipei county
Taipei county is located at the northwestern part of Taiwan, with an area of 2053 sq. km. Its eastern border touches Ilan Hsien. Of the industries it has, the manufacturing industry is the largest, followed by construction industry, service industry, and finance and insurance. As at July, 2008 Taipei county has a population of 3,814,784 living in 10 cities, 4 towns, and 15 townships.
Language
Mandarin Chinese is the official language of Taiwan. However, at least half the population prefer to speak Taiwanese at home, especially for those living the southern region. Taiwanese, or the "Minnan" dialect, originated from Fujian province of mainland China. Minnan means "south of the Min River." Many elderly people also understand Japanese as a result of the 1895-1945 occupation of Taiwan by Japan. Taiwan's 10 aboriginal tribes each have its own language. These languages bear no relation at all to Chinese, and are generally regarded as Malayo Polynesian in origin.
Other Helpful Information
The website of Taipei archdiocese is available at: www.catholic.org.tw/taipei/
< Last updated on: November 27, 2009 >
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