Taiwan, Republic of China
ARRIVAL OF THE CHRISTIANITY IN TAIWAN
1926
Spanish station for Japan-bound galleon trade was built in northern Taiwan with the fort named Santisima Trinidad. Start of Christianization and the establishment of a city named San Salvador. A church was built and administered by. Fr. Francisco Mola, OP.
1629
Second settlement in northwestern coast was established.
1642
Dutch-Spanish war which signaled the end of the first attempt of “gospelization”.
1803
As fruit of the underground flourishing of Catholicism in Mainland China, the first China Synod held inChong-qing (Si Chuan) was held.
1844
French Treaty of Whampao secured the toleration of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
May 18, 1859
Two Dominican priest brought some Catholic lay persons from Xiamen to Kaohsiung. Revival of Catholicism in Taiwan so that by 1961 a big church was built in Wan-ching, in Pingtung country.
1883
Taiwan became officially part of the apostolic Vicariate of Xiamen (a.k.a. Amoy).
July 19, 1913
Establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture of Taiwan, as separated from Continental China.
1950
Division of Taiwan into 3 Apostolic Prefectures: Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. (Taipei became an Archdiocese in 1952).
March 21, 1961
Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Kaohsiung with Most. Rev Cheng Tian-Hsiang, OP,DD (Joseph Cheng), as first bishop.
OAR Parishes within the Diocese of Kaohsiung
- IN KAOHSIUNG
- St. Joseph Parish
10 Chang-pien, 2nd Rd. Chinan li,
Hsiao Kang, Kaohsiung City
81253
- St. Augustine Parish
242 North Rd.,Linyuan,
Linuan Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien
83252
THE RECOLLECTS IN TAIWAN
June 1963
Arrival of the first Recollects in Taiwan: Frs. Melecio Ho and Felipe Liu. Later, Frs. Manuel Pierola and Antonio Lasheras joined them.
May 1964
Kaohsiung bishop entrusted to the Recollects the districts of Chung-Hsing in Taliao and Linyuan.
May 15, 1965
Inauguration of a parochial complex built in December 1964.
July 22, 1965
Arrival of two more religious-Frs. Pedro Tung and Benito Suen.
1966
A Kindergarten was opened.
1977
Fr. Cipriano Zubiri also came.
ARRIVAL OF FILIPINO RECOLLECTS
1990
Construction of their central house in taliao. Arrival of the Filipino Recollects in Taiwan: Frs. Sotero Macabudbud and Arsenio Escabusa.
1990
Fr. Celestino Cachapero came next and stayed until 1995.
1995
Frs. Rouel Sia and Antonio Limchaypo followed. The former stayed until mid-2000; the latter until 1996.
1996
Diaconal exposure of classmate of Rev. Anthony Morillo and Corvin Maturan. Few months after, they left Taiwan for their presbyteral ordination in the Philippines.
November 10, 1997
Arrival of Fr. Anthony Morillo, Corvin Maturan and Joel Villaruel in Taiwan.
November 28, 1998
Mission stations in Linyuan and Santimen were given to the newly-erected Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno. The St. Augustine Parish convent serves as the central house for the Province. [cf.House Directory at Appendix VIII, p. 243.]
2000
Fr. Villaruel returned to the Philippines. Fr. Cachapero went back to Taiwan where, on 4 October 2003, he died.
2002
Fr. Jerome Virtudazo received his patente (dated 19 August) For Taiwan missions. Fr. Morillo returned to the Philippines in October.
2003
Arrival of Frs. Jerome Virtudazo and Joel Dequilla. The form,er went back to the Philippines in 2006.
2007
Fr. Virgilio Paredes arrived in Taiwan.
- IN PINGTUNG
- Holy Cross Parish
15 Hsing-cheng St., Santi Tsun,
Santimen Hsiang
Pingtung Hsien 90141
- St. Joseph Parish
9 pei-yeh Tsun, Machia Hsiang
Pingtung Hsien 90341
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