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Archbishop of Taipei

His Excellency, The Most ReverendThomas Chung An-Zu
Archbishop of TaipeiApostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu
Native name 鍾安住
Archdiocese Taipei
Appointed 23 May 2020
Installed 18 July 2020
Predecessor John Hung Shan-chuan
Successor Incumbent
Previous post(s) Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi
Orders
Ordination 26 December 1981
Consecration 30 December 2006by Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa
Personal details
Born (1952-08-07) 7 August 1952 (age 72)Yunlin County, Taiwan
Denomination Roman Catholic
Motto Deum et hominem amare
Coat of arms Thomas Chung An-Zu's coat of arms

Thomas Chung An-Zu (born 7 August 1952) is the current serving archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei, Taiwan and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Chung was born in Yunlin County in Taiwan on 7 August 1952.[1][2]

On 26 December 1981, Chung was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic diocese of Tainan, Taiwan.[2][1]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Chung as the Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan and Titular Bishop of Munatiana on 31 October 2006. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 December 2006 by Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa. He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi on 24 January 2008.

Pope Francis later appointed him as Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan on 23 May 2020.[2][5][1][3]

Styles ofThomas Chung An-Zu
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable
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  5. ^ a b "Pope Francis appoints new archbishop for Taiwan's capital". Matters India. 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
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