Matthew Kia Yen-wen
Matthew Kia Yen-wen ( Chinese 賈彥文 , Pinyin Jiǎ Yànwén ; born January 17, 1925 in Yuanshi , Republic of China ; † August 22, 2017 ) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Taipei .
Life
Matthew Kia Yen-wen was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Tainan on July 15, 1951 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Chiayi on May 21, 1970 . The Archbishop of Nanking , Cardinal Paul Yu Pin , donated him episcopal ordination on July 16 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Stanislaus Lo Kuang , Archbishop of Taipei, and Joseph Kuo Joshih , Senior Archbishop of Taipei. On December 14, 1974 he was by Paul VI. appointed Bishop of Hualien. Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Taipei on November 15, 1978. On February 11, 1989, John Paul II accepted his early resignation.
He was president of the Taiwan Episcopal Conference from 1979 to 1983.
Web links
- Entry for Matthew Kia Yen-wen on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 22, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference at gcatholic.org , accessed August 22, 2017
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Chiayi 1970–1974 |
Joseph Ti-kang |
|
André-Jean Vérineux M.EP Apostolic Administrator |
Bishop of Hualien 1974–1978 |
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi SJ |
| Stanislaus Lo Kuang |
Archbishop of Taipei 1978–1989 |
Joseph Ti-kang |
| Stanislaus Lo Kuang | President of the Episcopal Conference of Taiwan 1979–1983 |
Joseph Kuo Joshih |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kia Yen-wen, Matthew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Taiwanese clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Taipei |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yuanshi , Republic of China |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd August 2017 |