Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwalien (Lat: Dioecesis Hvalienensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Taiwan.Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Hwalien in 1952 the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1963. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taipei.The current bishop is Philip Huang Chao-ming appointed in November 2001.
