Notable Dates and Events (1963-2006)
| D A T E |
E V E N T S |
| 2006.12.16 | Dialogue of Great Masters: His Eminence Paul Cardinal Shan and Master Hsing Yun (Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall) |
| 2006.12.15 | Meeting of groups offering services to society (Archbishop’s Office, Taipei) |
| 2006.12.05 | A courtesy call to the Department of European Affairs Director |
| 2006.11.20-23 | CRBC plenary meeting (Guanxi, Hsinchu) |
| 2006.11.18 | Chinese Inter-faith Friendship Association Sports Meet (St. Ignatius High School) |
| 2006.11.17 | Prison Service Organization members meeting (Nantou) |
| 2006.11.01 | National meeting of pastoral workers for youth (Archbishop’s Office, Taipei) |
| 2006.10.27-28 | Catholic Volunteers Meeting (Kaohsiung) |
| 2006.10.18-23 | Most Rev. John Hung leads a group to participate in First Asian Mission Congress (Ching Mai, Thailand) |
| 2006.10.02 | Visit of Mr. Huang, Head of Environmental Protection Dept., Executive Yuan, and talked about “Clean Home All People Movement Plan” (CRBC Secretariat) |
| 2006.09.28 | “Norms on sexual violation, harassment of minor” seminar (Archbishop’s Office, Taipei) |
| 2006.09.21 | International Day of Peace Religious Association Prayer Meeting (One World Community Service Center) |
| 2006.09.18 | Session on: “Impact on the Church of two laws: Sexual Violation and Harassment” (One World Community Service Center) |
| 2006.07.28 | Participates in the 4th Asian Youth Day (Hong Kong) |
| 2006.07.27 | Paul Cardinal Shan writes his Last Will and Testament |
| 2006.07.26 | Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People meeting (Central Bldg.) |
| 2006.07.06 | “How to collect Catholic historical relics, preserve and promote them” (Bishop’s Office, Chiayi) |
| 2006.06.24 | Episcopal ordination of Fr. John Baptist Lee (St. Peter High School, Hsinchu) |
| 2006.05.21 | CRBC Secretariat with Major Religious Superiors and Justice, Peace and Integrity Team organize “Fight Hunger Walk” from Kuting Sacred Heart Church to Holy Family Church |
| 2006.05.18 | CRBC Secretariat organizes a Press Conference for the new Encyclical “God is Love” and explanation of “Da Vinci Code” (Hsintien) |
| 2006.05.10 | Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People meeting (Central Bldg.) |
| 2006.05.03 | “Care for the Society Open Letter” was sent to the different departments in the government and religious leaders |
| 2006.04.24-28 | CRBC Plenary Meeting (Taichung Diocese) |
| 2006.04.19 | Joint meeting of Bishops and Major Religious Superiors |
| 2006.04.17 | Meeting with Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary and architect |
| 2006.03.31 | CRBC Standing Committee meeting |
| 2006.03.03 | National Council of Churches in Taiwan International Day of Prayer |
| 2006.02.28 | Episcopal ordination of Fr.John Hung (Fu Jen High School, Chiayi) |
| 2006.02.16 | Mr. President Chen Shui-bian grants Paul Cardinal Shan the “Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon” award |
| 2006.01.14 | Paul Cardinal Shan celebrates Mass for his retirement as bishop of Kaoshiung |
| 2005.12-16 | CRBC Plenary Meeting (Hualien Diocese) |
| 2005.11.21 | Jean-Louis Pierre Cardinal Tauran, Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives, Roman Curia, arrives in Taiwan for a visit |
| 2005.11.05 | Christians Joint Friendship Sports Meet |
| 2005.11.03 | Bishops and Major Religious Superiors joint meeting, True Happiness Movement Distribution of “Affinity Card” Press Conference (Archbishop’s Office in Taipei) |
| 2005.10.22 | Martyrs and Saints of China offering liturgy in Hou Church, Jiao Shi |
| 2005.10.15-19 | Fair of National Religions |
| 2005.10.15-16 | National Council of the Lay Apostolate meeting |
| 2005.10.05 | Visit to the Head of the Department of Religion, Ministry of the Interior |
| 2005.10.03 | Chinese Inter-faith Friendship Association Seminar on “End Violence in Family and Christian Mission Seminar” |
| 2005.09.30 | Cardinal Paul Shan, SJ, and Most Rev. Bosco Lin leave for Rome to attend the Synod of Bishops from October 2-23 rd |
| 2005.09.29 | Thanksgiving Prayer Ceremony in Kuangfu South Rd. (old site) |
| 2005.09.14 | Religious Missionaries and Clean Election Foundation have audience with the President at the Presidential Palace |
| 2005.09.07 | National Cultural Association “Music Concert and Evening Prayer Gathering” preparatory meeting; to be held on January 22, 2006, CRBC as organizer |
| 2005.05.28 | Taipei Archdiocese organizes a big procession of the Holy Eucharist |
| 2005.05.27 | Prayer for Christian Unity “Asian Sunday Worship” (St. John’s Episcopal Church) |
| 2005.05.25 | Chinese Inter-faith Friendship Association “Care for Women Team” meeting |
| 2005.05.2-5 | CRBC plenary meeting (Hualien Diocese) |
| 2005.04.20 | Election of the new Pope, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI |
| 2005.04.18 | Certified Public Accountants audit accounts |
| 2005.04.08 | Funeral Mass of Pope John Paul II |
| 2005.04.06 | Requiem Mass for Pope John Paul II (Holy Family Church) |
| 2005.04.02 | The passing away of Pope John Paul II |
| 2005.03.31-4.2 | CRBC Staff pilgrimage (Tili Tsun) |
| 2005.02.25 | Mass to commemorate Archbishop Lo Kuang’s death anniversary (Fu Jen Catholic University) |
| 2005.02.15-20 | International Book Fair with Catholic joint exhibit |
| 2005.01.22 | Most Rev. James Liu assumes office as Bishop of Hsinchu |
| 2005.01.19 | CRBC Executive Secretaries of Commissions celebrate New Year Mass and meeting |
| 2005.01.02 | National Council of Churches in Taiwan celebrates together “Love and Peace”Music Concert and Prayer Assembly (Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall) |
| 2004.11.22-25 | CRBC Plenary Meeting (Kaohsiung Diocese) |
| 2004.08.29 | Most Rev. Peter Liu assumes office as the Bishop Co-adjutor of Kaohsiung |
| 2004.08.25 | Turn-over of office of the new and old CRBC Secretary General (cancelled due to typhoon) |
| 2004.08.17-23 | H.E. Paul Cardinal Shan, Most Rev. Joseph Cheng, Most Rev. James Liu and Atty. Liao attend an FABC meeting in Korea |
| 2004.07.05 | His Holiness Pope John Paul II appoints Most Rev. Peter Liu as Bishop Co-adjutor of Kaohsiung |
| 2004.05.18 | Archbishop Patrick Coveney of the Holy See participates the “May 20” inauguration ceremony of President Chen Shui-bian |
| 2004.05.15 | Commission for Bible Apostolate meeting |
| 2004.05.3-20 | H.E. Paul Cardinal Shan attends a meeting in Rome |
| 2004.04.28 | CRBC Bishops and Religious Superiors joint meeting |
| 2004.04.23 | First national “Bible Seminar and Gathering” in Kaohsiung |
| 2004.04.12-16 | CRBC plenary meeting (Chiayi Diocese) |
| 2004.03.25-28 | Most Rev. James Liu leads the Evangelization Team for a pilgrimage in Korea |
| 2004.03.21 | Inauguration ceremony of Most Rev. Bosco Lin as Bishop of Tainan |
| 2004.03.13 | Inauguration ceremony of Most Rev. Joseph Cheng as Archbishop of Taipei |
| 2004.03.12 | CRBC Standing Committee meeting |
| 2004.03.04 | Funeral Mass of Archbishop Lo Kuang |
| 2004.02.28 | Thanksgiving Mass for Archbishop Joseph Ti-kang who is retiring. Passing away of Archbishop Stanislaus Lo Kuang |
| 2004.02.27 | CRBC joins an evaluation meeting after the International Book Fair |
| 2004.02.21 | Commission for Bible Apostolate meeting |
| 2004.02.16-20 | Symposium on Holy Orders and Sacraments of Initiation for all clergy |
| 2004.02.03 | President Chen Shui-bian has audience with Catholic foreign missionaries |
| 2004.02.02 | Prof. Bernard Li assumes office as the new President of Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2004.02.01 | CRBC invites Ambassador Raymond Tai for a dinner to give him honor |
| 2004.01.19 | Mr. Chou-Seng Tou leaves for Rome to take office as the new Ambassador of R.O.C. to the Holy See |
| 2004.01.16 | Msgr. Ambrose Madtha gives a welcome dinner to Ambassador Raymond Tai |
| 2004.01.15 | Ambassador of R.O.C. to the Holy See, Mr. Raymond Tai, returns to Taiwan |
| 2004.01.14 | CRBC Staff and Commission Executive Secretaries celebrate New Year |
| 2004.01.13 | International Book Fair Catholic joint exhibit 3 rd preparatory meeting |
| 2004.01.06 | Chinese Inter-Faith Friendship Association meeting |
| 2004.01.05 | Commission for Aborigine Apostolate meeting |
| 2003.12.09 | A Forum on Clean Elections/ Press Conference on Abolish Death Penalty |
| 2003.12.07 | Thanksgiving Mass for Most Rev. Joseph Tikang’s 50 th anniversary as priest |
| 2003.12.05 | Diocesan Bible Association joint meeting |
| 2003.12.03 | CRBC Bishops and Association of Major Superior of Religious Men and Women joint meeting |
| 2003.12.02 | Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate Paul Cardinal Shan’s 80 th birthday |
| 2003.12.01 | Music Concert in honor of Pope John Paul’s 25 th papal anniversary (National Concert Hall) |
| 2003.11.29 | Paul Cardinal Shan, SJ, celebrates 80 th birthday in Kaohsiung |
| 2003.11.21-25 | CRBC Plenary Meeting (Tainan Diocese) |
| 2003.11.23 | Celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King in Fu Jen Catholic University, Chung Mei Hall |
| 2003.11.13 | Paul Cardinal Shan, SJ, leaves for Rome for a meeting |
| 2003.11.10 | Commission for Aborigine Apostolate meeting |
| 2003.11.08 | National Religions Fair, Catholic Day (Yunlin) |
| 2003.11.03 | Commission for Aborigine Apostolate meeting |
| 2003.10.27 | Commission for Family meeting |
| 2003.10.11 | Dialogue between Paul Cardinal Shan, SJ, and Master Sheng Yan (Hao Ran Foundation) |
| 2003.10.05 | Diocesan Commissions for Bible Apostolate attend in East Ma Gu Jin the “7 th Catholic Chinese Bible Seminar” |
| 2003.09.06-22 | Most Rev. James Liu attends a course for bishops in Rome |
| 2003.05.14 | CRBC Staff pilgrimage to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Kuanshi |
| 2003.05.11 | Nationwide prayer for prevention during the SARS epidemic situation |
| 2003.05.01 | Establish a Catholic SARS Epidemic Prevention Emergency Center meeting |
| 2003.04.28 | CRBC Bishops and Association of Major Superior of Religious Men and Women joint meeting (Tapinglin) |
| 2003.04.21-25 | CRBC Plenary Meeting (Taichung Diocese) |
| 2002.12.26 | CRBC Secretariat Staff celebrates Christmas |
| 2002.12.13 | Paul Cardinal Shan officiates a Mass for the 25th anniversary of Yi Tai Company |
| 2002.12.11 | Paul Cardinal Shan presides the Board of Directors’ meeting in Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2002.12.07 | Diocesan Commission for Bible Apostolate joint meeting |
| 2002.12.05 | China and Vatican Diplomatic Relations for 60 Years International Academic Workshop in Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2002.11.29 | Bishops and Religious Superiors’Joint Meeting |
| 2002.11.26-28 | CRBC plenary meeting (Hsinchu Diocese) |
| 2002.11.25-30 | Bishops’ Meeting on Social Communications in Pattaya, Thailand |
| 2002.11.22 | Paul Cardinal Shan is back to Taiwan |
| 2002.11.14 | Executive Secretaries of all the commissions of the Bishops’ Conference meeting |
| 2002.11.13 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend a Post Meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Asia |
| 2002.10.29 | Rev. John Baptist Wu, Secretary General, attends “Clean Elections” and a panel discussion. |
| 2002.10.26 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Hualien to meet Sheng Yan, a Buddhist nun. |
| 2002.10.25 | International Book Fair preparatory meeting |
| 2002.10.22 | Fu Jen Catholic University Board of Directors’ Meeting |
| 2002.10.21 | CRBC Standing Committee meeting |
| 2002.10.20-24 | East Asian Family Meeting at the Our Lay of Providence Girl’s High School |
| 2002.10.16 | - The Apostolic Nunciature in China holds a cocktail reception to celebrate Pope John Paul II’s 24th anniversary as Pontiff - Bishops and Religious Superiors joint meeting |
| 2002.10.05 | Chinese Inter-Faith Friendship Association celebrates its 60th anniversary |
| 2002.09.24 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Thailand, to attend an FABC meeting. |
| 2002.09.23 | The Private Schools Joint Association confers the most outstanding award as Educator to Paul Cardinal Shan |
| 2002.09.22 | Paul Cardinal Shan dialogues with Sheng Yan, a Buddhist nun |
| 2002.09.21 | Paul Cardinal Shan signs a declaration on “Spiritual Sanitation” |
| 2002.09.20 | Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation meeting (World Trade Center) |
| 2002.09.03 | Most Rev. Peter Liu and Most Rev. Philip Huang go to Thailand to attend the Symposium on Evangelization of FABC |
| 2002.08.15 | Music Concert in memory of Fr. Francis Burkhardt, SJ. |
| 2002.08.14 | Paul Cardinal Shan visits Sheng Yan, a Buddhist nun |
| 2002.08.09 | Commission for Aborigine Apostolat meeting |
| 2002.08.03 | Funeral Mass of Fr. Francis Burkhardt, SJ. |
| 2002.08.01 | President Chen Shui-bian confers honors to Fr. Francis Burkhardt, SJ. for all the great works he did for Taiwan. |
| 2002.07.31 | Turn-over of office between the old and new Principal of Providence University |
| 2002.07.18 | Funeral Mass of Rev. Msgr. Anthony Kuo |
| 2002.07.08 | Fu Jen Catholic University Board of Directors’ meeting |
| 2002.06.19 | Commission for the Bible Apostolate meeting (Keelung) |
| 2002.06.15 | Taichung diocese joins the seminar on “Family Evangelizers” |
| 2002.06.14 | - Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome for a meeting - Executive Secretaries of all the commissions of the Bishops’ Conference meeting |
| 2002.06.13 | New Evangelization Promotion Team goes to Tainan to talk about their program. |
| 2002.06.11 | New Evangelization Promotion Team introduces their program during the retreat for clergy in Taipei and Taichung. |
| 2002.06.09 | Commission for Family holds a seminar on “Forming Families in Faith, Hope and Love” in Taipei |
| 2002.04.24 | - Commission for Aborigine Apostolat meeting (AM) - Inter-religious Dialogue and joint commission meeting (PM) |
| 2002.04.23 | Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation meeting |
| 2002.04.9-11 | On-going formation for Clergy in Our Lady of Providence Girls’ High School |
| 2002.04.2-4 | CRBC plenary meeting (Hualien Diocese) |
| 2002.04.01 | Bishops and Religious Superiors’ joint meeting |
| 2002.03.25 | Commission for Sacred Liturgy meeting |
| 2002.03.16-17 | CRBC promote “Forming Families in Faith, Hope and Love Evangelizers” workshop in Our Lady of Providence Girls’ High School |
| 2002. 03.08 | CRBC Standing Committee meeting |
| 2002.02.27 | Joint meeting of diocesan Chancellors in promoting “Forming Families in Faith, Hope, and Love Evangelizers” |
| 2002.02.21 | Msgr. James Patrick Green and several bishops visit the International Book Fair |
| 2002.02.19 | - CRBC joins the International Book Fair for six days - Most Rev. Joseph Ti Kang and Most Rev. James Liu visit the Book Fair |
| 2002.02.17 | Commission for the Bible Apostolate meeting in St. Clare Center |
| 2002.02.15 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend the Pontifical Council for Social Communications meeting |
| 2002.02.06 | Installation ceremony of Most Rev. Philip Huang in Hualien |
| 2002.1.21-2.3 | All the bishops of CRBC go to Rome to attend the Ad Limina Visit. |
| 2002.01.20 | CRBC bishops and Archbishop Yllana officiate Mass at the Holy Family Church. During an evening gathering at Far Easter Plaza, CRBC Bishops welcomes the new Charge d’Affaires and gives a send-off to the previous one. H.E. Most Rev. John Foley also attends the celebration. |
| 2002.01.19 | Turn-over of office between the old and new Charge d’Affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in China |
| 2002.01.16 | Most Rev. Yllana accompanies Msgr. James Patrick Green, JCD, the new Charge d’Affaires, to Taiwan |
| 2002.01.06 | Paul Cardinal Shan brings a group to Rome to attend the episcopal ordination of Msgr. Adolfo Tito Yllana by His Holiness Pope John Paul II |
| 2002.01.05 | Commission for the Bible Apostolate meeting in Yangmingshan |
| 2002.01.03 | Joint Christmas celebration for CRBC Commission Executive Secretaries, all staff of the Secretariat and Paul Cardinal Shan |
| 2001.12.17 | CRBC Secretariat small team meeting |
| 2001.12.15 | Senior Citizens Club, an organization for Catholic seniors sponsored by Friendship House, celebrates 25th anniversary. Paul Cardinal Shan officiates Mass. |
| 2001.12.14 | Most Rev. John Tseng leads a group to participate an FABC Seminar for the Aborigines in Thailand |
| 2001.12.08 | Society of Jesus and Maryknoll Missioners celebrate 50th anniversary in Taipei and Taichung |
| 2001.12.07 | Post Office Headquarters published a stamp in honor of Cardinal Yupin’s 100th anniversary after birth |
| 2001.11.27-29 | Bishops’ Conference plenary meeting (Taipei Archdiocese) |
| 2001.11.17 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend the Post Meeting of Asian Bishops’ Synod |
| 2001.11.11 | New Century New Evangelization Closing Eucharistic Celebration at Chung Mei Hall, Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2001.11.9-10 | New Century New Evangelization Symposium Closing Ceremony |
| 2001.11.08 | CRBC Standing Committee meeting |
| 2001.11.06 | H.E. Cardinal Oscar Andres Rogriguez Maradiaga visits Taiwan |
| 2001.10.26 | “21st Century Education: Leadership and Development” Symposium is held in Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2001.10.22 | The Apostolic Nunciature in China holds a cocktail reception to celebrate Pope John Paul II’s 23rd anniversary as Pontiff |
| 2001.10.04 | New Century New Evangelization Small Team meeting |
| 2001.10.03 | National Council of Churches in Taiwan meets in the Archbishop’s Office in Taipei |
| 2001.09.24 | H.E. Most Rev. Fitzerald leaves Taiwan |
| 2001.09.18 | International Congress for the Cooperation of Religions is held in Grand Hotel |
| 2001.09.17 | Paul Cardinal Shan together with Most Rev. Fitzerald arrive in Taipei |
| 2001.09.16 | H.E. Most Rev. Michael Fitzerald, Secretary of Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, arrives in Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 2001.09.14 | New Century New Evangelization Symposium Planning Committee meeting |
| 2001.09.6-7 | “History of Catechizing in China” International Meeting is held in Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2001.09.05 | Fu Jen Catholic University confers an honorary Doctoral Degree to Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragan |
| 2001.09.04 | Paul Cardinal Shan accompanies Most Rev. Barragan to have audience with President Chen Shui-bian |
| 2001.09.01 | Paul Cardinal Shan presides a Eucharistic Celebration to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Congregatio Discipulorum Domini |
| 2001.08.30 | Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragan, President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health-Care Workers, arrives in Taiwan. |
| 2001.08.27 | New Century New Evangelization launches a prayer relay starting from Kaohsiung |
| 2001.08.22 | “New Century New Evangelization Symposium Closing Ceremony” preparatory meeting |
| 2001.08.15 | Taiwan voices out support for “World Peace” in an evening gathering at Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall |
| 2001.08.14 | “World Peace” welcome dinner party |
| 2001.08.13 | Asian Youth Day II opening Eucharistic Celebration |
| 2001.08.12 | Asian Youth Day II opening ceremony and evening gathering |
| 2001.08.01 | The Religious Dept. of Aletheia University (Tamsui-Taipei) visits CRBC |
| 2001.07.27 | - Paul Cardinal Shan visits the President to talk about abolishing capital punishment - Tax exemption of land donated to a corporate body |
| 2001.07.18 | Diocesan Chancellor’s meeting |
| 2001.07.10 | Rev. John Baptist Wu goes to the Legislative Yuan to coordinate about the increase of land tax issue |
| 2001.07.04 | Paul Cardinal Shan presides a community Mass for CRBC Secretariat |
| 2001.07.2-3 | Paul Cardinal Shan is being recorded for an evangelization TV program in Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2001.06.24 | Fu Jen Catholic University organizes “Abolish Capital Punishment International Academic Workshop” |
| 2001.06.22 | Catholic Joint Exhibit’s second preparatory meeting for the Tenth International Book Fair |
| 2001.06.19 | Paul Cardinal Shan visits Director Chang Jun Hsiung of Executive Yuan to talk about Christmas Holiday |
| 2001.06.18 | CRBC Bishops and Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women joint meeting in Yangmingshan |
| 2001.06.16 | National Council for Churches in Taiwan meeting (a day to pray for Asia) |
| 2001.06.14 | Catholic Joint Exhibit’s first preparatory meeting for the Tenth International Book Fair |
| 2001.06.12 | Ministry of the Interior Religious Consultation meeting |
| 2001.05.21-24 | Cardinals from all over the world meeting |
| 2001.05.18 | -CRBC Bishops and Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women joint meeting - Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend a meeting |
| 2001.05.16 | Paul Cardinal Shan officiates a funeral Mass for Mdme. Lin Hsing Er, wife of Mr.Yang Tun He, former President of Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 2001.05.04 | Most Rev. Adriano Bernardini arrives in Taiwan |
| 2001.04.28 | Requiem Mass in Fu Jen Catholic Univ. for Cardinal Yupin’s 100 years anniversary since birth |
| 2001.04.27 | Cardinal Yupin’s 100 years commemorative meeting at the National Library in Taipei |
| 2001.04.26 | Pastoral evangelization meeting for all Catholic schools in Taiwan in Providence University, Taichung |
| 2001.04.23 | Academic workshop on Cardinal Yupin’s Church Concept and Mission of the Catholic University. Bishops and Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women joint meeting |
| 2001.04.16-20 | CRBC plenary meeting (Kaohsiung Diocese) |
| 2001.04.07 | Commission for the Bible Apostolate meeting in Yangmingshan |
| 2001.04.07 | Paul Cardinal Shan joins the Protestants’ Breakfast Prayer Meeting for the country |
| 2001.04.06 | Paul Cardinal Shan meets the members of “Hope Working Office” |
| 2001.04.04 | CRBC Secretariat community Mass |
| 2001.03.29 | All staff of CRBC Secretariat went to Alishan for an excursion |
| 2001.03.28 | Executive Secretaries of all the commissions of the Bishops’ Conference meeting |
| 2001.03.24 | Rev. John Yao, Vicar General, receives an award as one of the most outstanding educators in Taiwan |
| 2001.03.17 | Paul Cardinal Shan attends the Presidential Office Human Rights Consultation Committee meeting |
| 2001.03.16 | Last meeting of the Commission for Canonization of Saints and Martyrs of China |
| 2001.03.14 | Fr. John Baptist Wu joins Purify Society Foundation in their visits to three Yuans: Legislative, Judiciary and Control Yuan |
| 2001.03.10 | CRBC Requiem Mass for Ignatius Cardinal Kung Pin-Mei at Holy Family Church |
| 2001.03.09 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend a meeting |
| 2001.03.08 | CRBC Standing Committee meeting |
| 2001.03.07 | Community Mass for CRBC Secretariat |
| 2001.03.05 | Fr. John Baptist Wu, Secretary General, joins meeting with the Ministry of the Interior Religious Consultation Committee and then had audience with President Chen Shui-bian |
| 2001.01.29 | H.E. Jan P. Cardinal Schotte, papal representative, leaves Taiwan |
| 2001.01.26-28 | New Century and New Evangelization Symposium Opening Ceremony in Wentsao, Kaohsiung |
| 2001.01.15-18 | Church Building Liturgical Space Seminar in Fu Jen Catholic Univ. H.E. Jan P. Cardinal Schotte, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, arrives in Taiwan |
| 2001.1.11 | National Council of Churches in Taiwan annual meeting |
| 2001.01.06 | A charity sale of DVD on Paul Cardinal Shan in Fu Jen Catholic University. National Council of Churches in Taiwan annual meeting. |
| 2000.12.28 | Joint Christmas celebration for the Executive Secretaries of all the Commissions of the Bishops’ Conference and all the staff of the Secretariat |
| 2000.12.15 | Commission for the Clergy discusses “permanent deacon” issue |
| 2000.12.12 | Paul Cardinal Shan baptizes Mr. Zhang Shie Yie |
| 2000.12.06 | Commission for Canonization of Saints and Martyrs of China Meeting |
| 2000.12.05 | Bishops and Religious Superiors Joint Meeting |
| 2000.12.01 | Fr. John Baptist Wu, CRBC Secretary General, goes to the U.S. to attend to matters of Sino-American Amity Fund |
| 2000.11.27-30 | Bishops’ Conference Plenary Meeting in Chiayi |
| 2000.11.20 | Retreat for all diocesan priests |
| 2000.11.18 | A concert to celebrate Taipei Diocese’s 51st Anniversary |
| 2000.11.17 | Fu Jen Catholic University Religious Department: Symposium of Religious Dialogue |
| 2000.11.10 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend the Asian Bishops’ Post Synod Meeting . New Century New Evangelization Preparatory Meeting. |
| 2000.10.23 | Paul Cardinal Shan attends meeting with the Human Rights Consultation Commission at the Presidential Office |
| 2000.10.20 | Fu Jen Catholic University Board of Directions Meeting; the Apostolic Nunciature in China holds a cocktail reception to celebrate John Paul II’s 22nd Anniversary as Pontiff |
| 2000.10.19 | Bishops’ Conference Standing Committee Meeting |
| 2000.10.12 | Most Rev. Leonard Hsu together with diocesan representatives of the Commission for the Bible Apostolate attends the Sixth United Chinese Catholic Biblical Association Meeting in Australia for six days |
| 2000.08.28 | Most Rev. Philip Huang Jaw-Ming and Rev. Fr. John Baptist Wu attend an FABC Meeting in Thailand. |
| 2000.08.14 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to officiate in the 15th World Youth Day. |
| 2000.08.12 | The Commission for the Bible Apostolate holds a seminar at the Populorum Progressio Institute. |
| 2000.07.24 | Rev. Fr. John Baptist Wu, Secretary General of CRBC, goes to New York to coordinate and settle affairs of the Sino-American Amity Fund, Inc. |
| 2000.07.12 | Paul Cardinal Shan visits President Chen Shui-bian and Mr. Chen Ding Nan, Minister of the Ministry of Justice and presents to each of them Pope John Paul II’s message: “The Jubilee Year for Prisoners”. |
| 2000.06.29 | Commission for Canonization of Saints and Martyrs of China meeting. Fu Jen Catholic University Board of Directors’ meeting. |
| 2000.06.24 | National Eucharistic Congress at Wanchin Immaculate Conception Minor Basilica. |
| 2000.06.23 | A joint discussion of the Bishops’ Conference Secretariat and Hope Workroom Staff. |
| 2000.06.21 | Executive Secretaries of all the commissions of the Bishops’Conference meeting. |
| 2000.06.08 | Paul Cardinal Shan and Hope Workroom staff have an informal discussion on “New Century New Evangelization”. Commemoration Ceremonies on the sixtieth death anniversary of Fr. Vincent Lebbe at Taoyuan. |
| 2000.05.24 | The Bishops’ Conference offers a dinner for the Holy See’s special envoy. Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini; A prayer meeting for the country called “Reconciliation and Hope” is held at Holy Family Catholic Church. |
| 2000.05.20 | Swearing Ceremony of the 10th President and Vice-President. |
| 2000.05.17 | Pope John Paul II celebrates his 80th birthday. |
| 2000.05.17 | The Holy See sends a special envoy, the Apostolic Nuncio in Korea, H.E. Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini, at the inauguration of Mr. Chen Shui-bian, the New President of Taiwan. |
| 2000.05.15 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to offer his wishes to Pope John Paul II on his 80th birthday. |
| 2000.05.13 | Commission for the Bible Apostolate meeting held at Bishop’s Curia, Taipei; Commission for Education and Culture meeting held at the Secretariat. |
| 2000.05.11 | Audience of Paul Cardinal Shan with President Lee Teng Hui. |
| 2000.04.28 | Fu Jen Catholic University confers honorary Doctoral Degree in Literature to Most Rev. Stanislaus Lokuang. |
| 2000.04.26 | Requiem Mass for Ignatius Cardinal Kung Pin-Mei at Holy Family Church. |
| 2000.04.25-27 | Bishops’ Conference Plenary Meeting. |
| 2000.04.08 | “New Century New Evangelization second preparatory meeting. |
| 2000.03.27 | Bishops’ Conference Standing Committee meeting. |
| 2000.03.26 | Awarding of winners in the Computer Network Competition and Seminar on “How to Use the Computer Network”. |
| 2000.03.26-26 | Seminar of the Commission for the Bible Apostolate at Hulien. |
| 2000.03.11 | “New Century New Evangelization” Seminar for Taipei Diocese held at Fu Jen Catholic University (Chung Mei Hall). |
| 2000.03.01-02 | Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants & Itinerant People meeting at Hsiang Shan Pastoral Center. |
| 2000.01.31 | Fu Jen Catholic University Board of Directors meeting. |
| 2000.01.14 | Fu Jen Catholic University confers an honorary Doctoral Degree to Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes. Bishops' Conference unscheduled meeting. Joint meeting of Bishops, the steering committee of the Association of Major Religious Superiors and representatives from the Laity. |
| 2000.01.12 | Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”, visits Taiwan. |
| 2000.01.02 | Paul Cardinal Shan, Bishops Joseph Ti-Kang, Andrew Tsien and Bosco Lin attend the Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference in Thailand until January 11th. |
| 1999.12.25 | Christmas, opening of the Jubilee Year. Joint Christmas celebration for the Executive Secretaries of all the Commissions of the Bishops’ Conference and all the staff of the Secretariat. |
| 1999.12.20 | “Unique 2000”: A spiritual rendezvous with Paul Cardinal Shan at Far Eastern Plaza Hotel. |
| 1999.12.11 | Nationwide Bible Leaders and Bible Promoters Symposium held at the Bishop’s Curia. |
| 1999.12.08 | Fu Jen Catholic University celebrates 70th foundation anniversary. |
| 1999.11.24 | Academic symposium on the 140th anniversary of the Church in Taiwan at Fu Jen Catholic University. |
| 1999.11.24 | Congregation of the Mission celebrates 300 years of missionary work in China. |
| 1999.11.20 | Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, East Asian Regional Seminar on “The Human Person as the Foundation of Human Rights” at Fu Jen Catholic University |
| 1999.11.05 | Paul Cardinal Shan, Most Rev. Joseph Ti-Kang and Most Rev. Andrew Tsien attend the Synod of Bishops in Asia in India. |
| 1999.11.05 | Pope John Paul II goes to India for the closing of the Synod of Bishops in Asia and the proclamation of Apostolic Letter. |
| 1999.10.30 | Celebration of the 140th anniversary of the Church in Taiwan held in Kaohsiung at the Holy Rosary Cathedral Minor Basilica. |
| 1999.10.18-22 | Bishops and Religious Superiors joint meeting in Hualien Pastoral Center. |
| 1999.10.15 | The Apostolic Nunciature in China holds a cocktail reception to celebrate John Paul II’s 21st Anniversary as Pontiff. |
| 1999.10.13-15 | Bishops’ Conference Plenary Meeting. |
| 1999.09.22 | Paul Cardinal Shan convenes a meeting with the journalists about the earthquake disaster rescue program. |
| 1999.09.22 | Nationwide earthquake disaster rescue meeting. |
| 1999.09.21 | Bishops’ Conference Standing Committee meeting; Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women joint meeting. |
| 1999.09.20 | All the bishops of the Bishops’ Conference and Fu Jen Catholic University Clergy Unit meeting; Turn-over of office between the old and new Charge d’Affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in China |
| 1999.09.02 | Ministry of the Interior and Chinese Inter-Faith Friendship Association meeting |
| 1999.08.25 | Archbishop Chung of East Malaysia visits Taiwan |
| 1999.08.17 | Remote Area Network Plan follow-up meeting. |
| 1999.08.14 | Episcopal Ordination of Rev. James Liu. |
| 1999.08.12 | Religious Enterprise, Ministry of the Interior seminar. |
| 1999.08.10 | Bishops’ Conference offers a dinner to honor Cardinal Carlo Ma. Martini, Archbishop of Milan. |
| 1999.07.29 | Rev. John Baptist Wu, Secretary General of CRBC, goes to the U.S. to greet His Eminence Ignatius Kung on his birthday. |
| 1999.07.27 | Commission for Canonization of Saints and Martyrs of China meeting. |
| 1999.07.14 | Responsible persons of the Information Network from different dioceses meeting. |
| 1999.07.07 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Spain and Rome. |
| 1999.06.21 | Chinese Inter-Faith Friendship Association meeting. |
| 1999.06.16 | Executive Secretaries of all the commission of the Bishops’ Conference meeting. |
| 1999.06.08 | Archbishop Giuseppe Pittau, Secretary General of the Congregation for Catholic Education, visits Taiwan. Bishop’s Conference offers a banquet in honor of Archbishop Giuseppe Pittau. |
| 1999.06.02 | Visit of Msgr. Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, Secretary General of the Pontifical Academy for Science. Pontifical Council for Migrants in the Far East Area meeting in Kaohsiung. |
| 1999.05.26 | Bishops’ Conference and the Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women working team joint meeting. |
| 1999.05.23 | Commemorative Mass for John Wu Ching Hsiung’s 100th birth anniversary. |
| 1999.05.21 | Commission for the Bible Apostolate at the Archbishop’s Curia unscheduled meeting. |
| 1999.05.11 | National Council of Churches in Taiwan Board of Directors meeting 05.18 Legislative Yuan, Rules for Religious Communities meeting. |
| 1999.05.07 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to the U.S.A. and Canada for a pastoral visit. |
| 1999.05.04 | Msgr. Joseph Chennoth, Charge d’Affaires a.i., celebrates 30th anniversary of his priesthood ordination. |
| 1999.04.06-10 | Bishops’ Conference Plenary Meeting in Penghu, Makung City. |
| 1999.03.29 | Meeting of a small team of the National Council of Churches in Taiwan. |
| 1999.03.25 | The National Council of Churches in Taiwan visits the Civil Administration Department of the Ministry of the Interior. |
| 1999.03.20 | Commission for New Century, New Evangelization Meeting. |
| 1999.03.10 | Secretary General Rev. Fr. John Baptist Wu goes to the Philippines to attend FABC Mass Communications Seminar. |
| 1999.03.09 | Bishops and Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women joint meeting; Bishops’ Conference Standing Committee meeting; Bishops’ Conference and Fu Jen Clergy Unit meeting. |
| 1999.03.08 | National Council of Churches in Taiwan meeting. |
| 1999.03.05 | Hoyard Communication Inc. meeting. |
| 1999.03.01 | Most Rev. Leonard Hsu, OFM, attends a Symposium of the Second Asian Bishops’ Commission for the Bible Apostolate. |
| 1999.02.26 | Commission for Education and Culture meeting. |
| 1999.02.23 | Commission for Canonization of Sts. & Martyrs of China meeting |
| 1999.02.22 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend the post meeting of the Asian Bishops’ Synod and the Commission for Mass Communications |
| 1999.02.10 | Paul Cardinal Shan visits the Control Yuan and Judicial Yuan |
| 1999.02.05 | Hoyard Communication Inc. Discussion meeting. |
| 1999.01.25 | Annual meeting of the National Council of Churches in Taiwan; Most Rev. Ti-kang is chosen as the Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| 1999.01.20 | Paul Cardinal Shan visits Mr. Lin Chin Jiang, Head of the Ministry of Education. |
| 1999.01.17 | Pastoral visit of a group of American Chinese. |
| 1999.01.09 | Bishops’ Conference Commission for the Bible Apostolate and Diocesan Bible Associations Meeting. |
| 1999.01.08 | Paul Cardinal Shan and the Executive Secretaries of the different Commissions celebrate New Year. |
| 1998.12.21 | Informal discussion between the Hong Kong Sacred Music Commission and the Commission for Sacred Liturgy of the Bishops’ Conference. |
| 1998.12.20 | Audience of Cardinal Edward Cassidy and Ambassador Thomas Yeh with President Chen Shui-bian. |
| 1998.12.20 | Episcopal ordination of Msgr. Thomas Yeh in Kaohsiung. |
| 1998.12.18 | Cardinal Edward Cassidy arrives to preside the episcopal ordination of Msgr. Thomas Yeh. |
| 1998.12.14-15 | Diocesan Guidance Counselors of the Migrants & Foreign Workers Pastoral Commission Meeting. |
| 1998.12.06 | Visit of Rev. Fr. Gabriel Lui from the diocese of Los Angeles, U.S.A. |
| 1998.11.30-12.02 | Bishops’ Conference Annual General Assembly. |
| 1998.10.22 | The Apostolic Nunciature in China holds a cocktail reception to celebrate John Paul II’s 20th Anniversary as Pontiff. |
| 1998.10.20 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to celebrate the 20th Papal Anniversary of John Paul II; Attends the follow-up meeting of the Asian Bishops’ Synod and the Commission for Mass Communications. |
| 1998.10.18 | Mass asking for blessings offered for Pope John Paul II. |
| 1998.10.16 | Twentieth Anniversary of John Paul II as Pontiff. |
| 1998.10.02 | Bishops’ Conference Standing Committee meeting. |
| 1998.09.29 | Meeting of the Commission for Canonization of Saints and Martyrs in China. |
| 1998.09.26 | Episcopal ordination ceremony of Fr. Philip Huang, Auxiliary Bishop of Kaohsiong. |
| 1998.09.12 | Closing of the 16th CICIAMS world Congress. |
| 1998.09.11 | Archbishop Barragan leaves Taiwan. |
| 1998.09.09 | Commission for the Clergy Meeting. Opening ceremony of the 16th CICIAMS World Congress (Chien Tan Activity Center). |
| 1998.09.06 | Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, visits Taiwan. |
| 1998.08.29 | Episcopal ordination ceremony of John B. Tseng as Auxiliary Bishop for Hualian Diocese. |
| 1998.08.07 | Joint meeting of the Bishops and Superiors of Religious Congregations. |
| 1998.07.17 | 20th death anniversary commemoration of Cardinal Yu Pin (Fu Jen Catholic University). |
| 1998.07.16 | Pope John Paul II appoints Fr. Philip Huang as the Auxiliary Bishop of Kaohsiong Diocese. |
| 1998.07.07 | Paul Cardinal Shan presides the opening ceremony of the international meeting for priests. |
| 1998.07.02 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to the US for a pastoral visit. |
| 1998.07.01 | Board of Directors' meeting in Fu Jen Catholic University, Joint meeting of the Bishops and Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women. |
| 1998.06.21 | Graduation ceremony of St. Thomas Major seminary. |
| 1998.06.15 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Bangkok to attend the FABC Central Committee Meeting. |
| 1998.06.08 | A panel discussion on spiritual renewal is held at the presidential office (Fr. Wu represented this meeting). |
| 1998.06.02 | Chinese Inter-Faith Friendship Association invites Cardinal Shan for a dinner and offers him a souvenir. |
| 1998.05.26 | Fu Jen Catholic University confers an honorary Doctoral Degree, Honoris Causa, to Paul Cardinal Shan. |
| 1998.05.25 | Press Conference of Cardinal Shan (report on the Synod of Bishops for Asia). |
| 1998.05.24 | Cardinal Cstrillon of Rome leaves Taiwan. |
| 1998.05.22-25 | Meeting of Serra International Asian Pacific Region (Chien Tan Activity Center). |
| 1998.05.20 | Cardinal Castrillon, head of the Commission for Clergy, visits Taiwan. |
| 1998.05.19 | Meeting of internet volunteers. |
| 1998.05.14 | Closing of the extraordinary meeting of the Asian Bishops' Conferences. |
| 1998.03.30-04.03 | Regular meeting of the Bishops' Conference. |
| 1998.03.21 | Paul Cardinal Shan is back in Taiwan. |
| 1998.03.20 | Meeting of the Commission for Canonization of Saints and Martyrs in China |
| 1998.03.13 | Paul Cardinal Shan visits the Vice-President of Taiwan, Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome to attend the meeting of the Commission for Mass Communication. |
| 1998.03.03 | Paul Cardinal Shan has audience with Pres. Lee Teng Hui, Foreign clergies have audience with Pres. Lee Teng Hui, Presidential Office's General Secretariate invites Paul Cardinal Shan and the members of the Bishops' Conference for a dinner. |
| 1998.03.02 | New Year's Thanksgiving Fellowship for foreign clergies. |
| 1998.03.01 | Celebration ceremonies of Kaohsiong Diocese to welcome Paul Cardinal Shan. |
| 1998.02.28 | Paul Cardinal Shan officiates a solemn Mass (Fu Jen Catholic University's Chong Mei Hall). |
| 1998.02.26 | Tea Party for Paul Cardinal Shan (The Grand Hotel). |
| 1998.02.21 | Paul Cardinal Shan receives the Cardinal's beret in Rome. |
| 1998.02.18 | Departure of Taiwan group to honor Paul Cardinal Shan. |
| 1998.02.11 | Preparatory meeting for celebration ceremonies of Paul Cardinal Shan. |
| 1998.02.11-12 | Short-term course on internet (Taichung Providential University). |
| 1998.02.04 | Preparatory meeting for celebration ceremonies to welcome Paul Cardinal Shan. |
| 1998.02.02 | Paul Cardinal Shan goes to Rome for a meeting. |
| 1998.01.22 | Press Conference of Paul Cardinal Shan (Holy Family Church). |
| 1998.01.21 | Meeting of Bishops' Conference to discuss affairs related to the Cardinal's elevation. |
| 1998.01.18 | Pope John Paul II announces Bishop Paul Shan's elevation as Cardinal |
| 1998.01.15 | Bishop of Taichung says a funeral Mass for Bishop Tsai. |
| 1998.01.02 | Eternal repose of Bishop Tsai of Taichung. |
| 1997.11.28 | The Bishops Conference gives a banquet to honor Cardinal Arinze (Asia World Hotel). |
| 1997.11.25-29 | Formation session for Catholic priests held at De-Lai Activity Center wherein 60 priests participated. (Discussed Church leaders training, permanent deacons and Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation). |
| 1997.11.23 | Simultaneous nationwide celebration of the closing ceremony of "Jesus Christ Year". |
| 1997.11.17 | Chinese Inter-Faith Friendship Association breakfast meeting. |
| 1997.11.13 | China Television Station Premier Show of a film on Mother Teresa. |
| 1997.11.07 | Meeting of the Commission for Canonization of Saints and Martyrs in China. |
| 1997.10.30-11.01 | Annual meeting of the Bishops' Conference (Hualian). |
| 1997.10.27-29 | Joint meeting of Bishops and the Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women (Hualian). |
| 1997.10.25 | General assembly of all the Catholic lay representatives of Taiwan (Hualian). |
| 1997.10.22 | Banquet to honor the election anniversary of the Pope John Paul II (Nunciature). |
| 1997.10.18 | Meeting to plan on the Catholic Chinese global info network (Office of the Secretariate). |
| 1997.10.17 | Fu Jen Catholic University Board of Directors' Meeting (Fu Jen Catholic University). |
1997.09.25 |
Bishop Shan goes to Europe for a meeting and will return on October 5th 10.15 Joint meeting of the executive secretaries of every commission of the Bishops' Conference (Office of the Secretariate). |
1997.09.23 |
Meeting of the Bishops' Conference Standing committee (A.M.) Joint meeting of Bishops and the Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women (P.M.). |
1997.09.13 |
Bishop Shan is interviewed by TVBS regarding Mother Teresa's biography. |
1997.09.11 |
Bishop Shan is interviewed by TVBS TV station regarding Mother Teresa. |
1997.09.10 |
Bishop Shan meets Vice-Governor Rong Ming Wu Funeral Mass for Mother Teresa (Holy Family Parish invites other religions to participate). |
1997.06.30 |
The Bishops meet to discuss the questionnaire regarding the Synod of Bishops for Asia. |
1997.06.18 |
Joint meeting of the Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women (Central Building). |
1997.06.16 |
Meeting of executive secretaries of every commission of the Bishops' Conference. |
1997.06.12 |
Semi-annual meeting of the Commission for Liturgy of the Bishops' Conference (CRBC). |
1997.06.11 |
Bishops' Conference Press Conference (regarding the revision of Constitution and Euthanasia). |
1997.06.05 |
Unscheduled meeting of bishops from every diocese (to discuss the revision of Constitution and Euthanasia). |
1997.05.09-10 |
Literary Conference to commemorate the Fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in China and the Seventieth anniversary of the ordination of the first six native Chinese bishops (Fu Jen Catholic University). |
1997.05.08 |
The Bishops' Conference invites to a banquet the Councilor and Secretary of the Embassy of China to the Vatican. |
1997.05.03 |
The Good Shepherd Foundation holds a prayer meeting to show concern for Pai Ping Pin and for the safety of women (Blessed Imelda's School). |
1997.04.23 |
Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation preparatory meeting. |
1997.04.07 |
Joint meeting of the Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women |
1997.04.04 |
The Bishops' Conference participates in the Board of Directors Meeting at Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1997.04.03 |
All members of the Bishops' Conference visit Msgr. Stanislaus Lo-kuang. |
1997.04.02 |
Msgr. Joseph Chennoth, Vatican Charge d ’ Affaires a.i. in Taiwan, gives a banquet for the members of the Bishops' Conference. |
1997.04.01-03 |
Annual General Assembly of the Bishops' Conference. |
1997.03.26 |
Meeting of executive secretaries of every commission of the Bishops' Conference. |
1997.03.25 |
Dalai Lama gives a conference at Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1997.03.24 |
Bishop Shan & five other people meet Dalai Lama for a religious dialogue. |
1997.02.24 |
Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation preparatory meeting. |
1997.02.17 |
Joint meeting of the Bishops and the Association of Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women (CRBC). |
1997.02.17 |
Bishop Shan goes to Rome to participate in the Federation of Asian Bishops' preparatory meeting and the Commission for Mass Communication meeting. |
1997.01.29 |
Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation and Standing Committee preparatory meeting. |
1997.01.29 |
Vox Cleri Monthly Editing Committee Meeting (CRBC). |
1997.01.25 |
Fu Jen Catholic University confers an honorary Doctoral Degree on Divinity (D.D.), Honoris Causa, to Chiara Lubich. |
1997.01.24 |
Chiara Lubich, Foundress of Focolare Movement, visits Taiwan. |
1997.01.20 |
Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation and Standing Committee preparatory meeting. |
1997.01.15 |
Meeting of executive secretaries of every commission of the Bishops' Conference (CRBC) |
1997.01.13 |
Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation and Standing Committee preparatory meeting. |
1997.01.06 |
Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation and Standing Committee preparatory meeting |
1996.05.05 |
Archbishop Juliusz Janusz, the former Counsellor, Charge d'Affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in China, visits Taiwan. |
1996.04.15-17 |
The Bishops and the Major Religious Superiors (Men and Women) meet in Hualien. |
1996.04.09-11 |
Meeting of the Chinese Bishops' Conference The bishops set-up a Committee for the "New Age, New Evangelization" Symposium and a Committee for the Celebration of the Third Millennium. They also restored the Commission for the Canonization of the Saints and Martyrs of China. |
1996.02.12 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan SJ. goes to Rome for four meetings; he returns March 13th. |
1995.12.09 |
Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Franciscan Studium Biblicum with a Bible Exhibit |
1995.11.27-30 |
Meeting of the Chinese Bishops' Conference. |
1995.11.17 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan SJ. attends a meeting in Rome on Inter- religious Dialogue and returns November 25th. |
1995.11.15 |
Secretaries of every Committee meet; they agree to meet every three months as before. |
1995.11.07 |
Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo of Nicaragua visits Taiwan. |
1995.10.24-28 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan SJ. attends the Asian Synod preparatory meeting in Rome. |
1995.10.24-26 |
Most Rev. Luke Liu and Rev. Joseph Wang go to Rome for the celebration of the Thirtieth Anmversary of the Vatican II Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests. |
1995.09.19-21 |
The Pan Asia Committee dealing with Catechetical Issues meets in the Philippines. Monsignor Andrew Chao, representing the Bishops' Conference, attends. |
1995.09.7-11 |
The Group concerned with printing the New Catechism holds its last meeting. |
1995.09.18 |
The Asia/Pacific Family and Population Conference is held in Taipei; Cardinal Alfonso Lopezz Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, presides. |
1995.09.16 |
Nationwide celebration of the Year of the Women (Tainan). |
1995.08.17 |
All the bishops go to Rome for their "Ad Limina" visit. |
1995.04.18 |
There is a meeting of the Chinese Bishops' Conference. Most Rev. Paul Shan SJ. Was elected President and Most Rev. Joseph Ti-Kang was elected Vice President. Other members of the Standing Committee are: Most Rev. Joseph Wang, Most Rev. Luke Liu, Most Rev. Joseph Cheng. Rev. John B. Wu was reappointed Secretary General. Two new Commissions were formed: Pastoral Care in Medical Facilities (Most. Rev. Peter Liu, President), Tourist and Migration (Most Rev. Bosco Lin, President). |
1995.04.06 |
First preparatory meeting for the Asia/Pacific Family and Population Conference is held. |
1995.03.10 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan SJ. goes to Rome for a Mass Communication Meeting. |
1995.01.22 |
The opening ceremony for the Year of the Women was held at Holy Family Church (Taipei) with Cardinal Roger Etchegaray attending. |
1995.01.18-22 |
Cardinal Roger Etechegaray, President of the Secretariat for Justice and Peace, visits Taiwan. |
1995.01.14 |
All the Bishops go to the Philippines to attend the World Youth Meeting and the meeting of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. |
1994.12.08 |
Cardinal Edward Cassidy, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, visits Taiwan. |
1994.11.14 |
A workshop for the clergy is held at the Chingshan Center of Spirituality, Changhua. |
1994.09.28 |
Most Rev. Peter Liu is ordained Bishop of Chiayi at the Sacred Heart High School,Touliu |
1994.09.25 |
At Fu Jen Catholic University there are ceremonies marking the 700th Anniversary of the arrival in China of John de Montecorvino, the beginning of the work of evangelization. |
1994.09.24-30 |
Visit of Cardinal Joseph Tomko, Prefect of the Sacral Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. |
1994.09.18 |
Nationwide celebration of the Year of the Family is held at the Taoyuan's huge oval gymnasium. |
1994.09.13 |
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujill, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family visits Taiwan. He meets all the bishops and holds a press conference. |
1994.08.25 |
A Celebration is held in honor of Rev. Andrew Chao, Secretary of the Commission for Sacred Liturgy, on his being named a monsignor. |
1994.07.16 |
Rev. Peter Liu is appointed the fifth bishop of Chiayi. |
1994.06.25 |
Family Commission members from all of Taiwan meet. |
1994.05.25 |
The translators of the New Catholic Catechism meet. |
1994.03.25 |
Rev. Peter Cheng participated in an Appreciation Ceremony for those involved in Public Welfare and Charity Work sponsored by Church groups at the Provincial Government Center, Chunghsing New Village. |
1994.03.04 |
Most Rev. Joseph Lin, Bishop of Chiayi, died. |
1994.02 |
Rev. Peter Cheng represented the Chinese Bishops' Conference at an International Conference on Religion held in the Holy Land. |
1993.11.06 |
Meeting of the Bishops' Conference and the Major Religious Superiors |
1993.11.05 |
Several members of the Bishops' Conference join other religious leaders at a Friendship Meeting sponsored by the Social Work Organization of the Nationalist (Kuoming) Party. |
1993.10.22 |
The Bishops of Taiwan attend the Anniversary Celebration (15 Years) of the Holy Father at the Apostolic Nunciature. |
1993.09.23 |
Meeting of the Standing Committee of the CRBC. |
1993.09.06 |
Joint meeting of the Bishops' Conference and Major Superiors of Religious Men and Women. |
1993.07.09 |
His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze visited CRBC. |
1993.06.30 |
His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze visits Taiwan. |
1993.06.18 |
The Bridge Commission attended a meeting sponsored by the Executive Yuan to promote Communication between the religious groups on the Mainland and those on Taiwan. |
1993.06.10 |
The former President of the Philippines, Madam Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, received an honorary Doctorate from Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1993.06.06 |
Most Rev. Leonard Hsu attends the Eucharistic Congress in Spain. |
1993.03.23 |
Vice Minister Huang Sio-Ryh and Ambassador Wu Chu-Yeu attend a luncheon at CRBC. |
1993.02.27 |
Most Rev. Paul Shen went to Hong Kong to attend the meeting of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences a meeting on Evangelization sponsored by Rome. |
1992.11.24 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan took part in the meeting with the Press dealing with "Clean" elections |
1992.11.20-12.2 |
Rev. Peter Cheng attend the meeting of the Commission for the Chinese Bible Apostolate. |
1992.11.10 |
The Most Rev. Paul Shan attended meetings in Rome and in Manila. |
1992.10.22-27 |
Most Rev. Leonard Hsu and Rev. Peter Cheng attended a seminar for Secretary Generals and Deputy Secretary Generals in Hong Kong. |
1992.10.19 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan attended a meeting of religious groups held by the Committee for Cultural Rehabilitation. |
1992.10.17 |
Dinner for Rt. Rev. Adrian Bernardina and Rev. Monsignor Juliusz Janusz given by the Chinese Bishops' Conference. |
1992.10.05 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan attended the farewell dinner for the Rt. Rev. Adriano Bernardini given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
1992.09.09 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan attends a meeting in Rome. |
1992.07.23 |
Monthly Conference of the Secretariate of the Chinese Bishops' Conference. |
1992.07.13-15 |
The meeting of the Bridge Church at the Chia Lan Novitiate on Grass Mountain. |
1992.06.30 |
The coordinators for promoting vocations from every diocese met at the Bishop's Curia, Hsin Chu. |
1992.06.23 |
The Bishops' Conference met with the Men and Women Major Religious Superiors (Central Building, Taipei). |
1992.06.16-21 |
Most Rev. Leonard Hsu and Sister Li Ling Ling attended a meeting dealing with the problems of refugees and immigrants, sponsored by the Asian Bishops'Conferences. |
1992.06.05 |
The Taiwan Program Administration Group of the Asian Broadcasting Station meet. |
1992.06.05 |
Most Rev. Paul Shan held an Interreligious Cooperation Meeting in Taipei. |
1992.05.21-06.02 |
Most Rev. Joseph Ti Kang attended the Asian Catholic Women's Conference in Thailand. |
1992.05.18-24 |
Rev. Peter Cheng, the Deputy Secretary General, attended the Asian Evangelization Conference in Thailand. |
1992.05.05 |
A meeting dealing with ways to collect funds for formation programs for the clergy on the Mainland. |
1992.05.04 |
Requiem Mass was celebrated by the Chinese Bishops' Conference for the Most Rev. Bishop Fan, Pao Ding Diocese, at the Holy Family Church, Taipei. |
1992.04.20-22 |
The Chinese Bishops' Conference meets. |
1992.04.11 |
The Ordination Ceremony of the Most Rev. Andrew Tsien. |
1992.03.27 |
The Standing Committee of the Chinese Bishops' Conference meets. |
1992.03.25 |
The Most Rev. Archbishop Foley, President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications visits Taiwan. |
1992.03.12 |
Rev. Peter Cheng takes the office of Deputy Secretary General. |
1992.02.02 |
The Inauguration Ceremony for the New President of Fu Jen University. |
1992.01.30 |
Cardinal Pio Laghi, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, arrived for the Inauguration Ceremony of the New President of Fu Jen Catholic University, Very Rev. Gabriel Ly. The Cardinal left Taiwan February 4th. |
1991.12.12-24 |
His Excellency, Monsignor Paul Giglio, former Charge d'Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, came to Taiwan, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
1991.12.11 |
The Bishops and the Major Religious Superiors held a cooperative meeting. |
1991.12.01 |
The Chinese Program Department of Radio Veritas Asia was formally established. The Chinese Bishops Conference entrusted the department with the production of Chinese programs. The department, under the Conference's supervision, has a section in Taipei. |
1991.11.28 |
The resignation of Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang as president of Fu Jen Catholic University was announced by the Vatican. |
1991.10.25-28 |
The Bishops of the Chinese Bishops Conference, at the close of their Annual General Assembly, visited the Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary. |
1991.10.25 |
The third centenary of the death of the first Chinese Bishop Gregory Lo Wentsao was observed at St. Dominic High School. |
1991.09.26 |
A delegation of the National Council of Churches, coming from America; Bishop Paul Shan, as chairman of NCCT, attended the welcoming party. |
1991.09.03 |
The Secretary General of MISSIO, Dr. Aloysius Buch, visited Taiwan. |
1991.08.19-24 |
A renewal session for priests was held at the St. Paul Pastoral Center in Hualien; 50 participants attended. |
1991.08.15 |
Bishop Luke Liu of Hsinchu was appointed Rector of the Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary. |
1991.07.05 |
Msgr. Luigi Ghidoni of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples visited Taiwan. |
1991.07.01 |
Archbishop Joseph Ti-Kang presided at the 5th Institute for Lay Apostolate, BILA V, which Institute was on the subject of: 'Formation for Lay Apostolate." |
1991.06.17 |
Bishop Paul Shan was installed as Bishop of Kaohsiung. |
1991.06.03 |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited Bishop Paul Khoarai, Bishop of Leribe Diocese, Lesotho Kingdom, to visit Taiwan. |
1991.05.29 |
The Bishops of the Chinese Bishops Conference invited the former Ambassador to the Holy See and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Chow Shu-Kai, for dinner at the Secretariate of CBC. |
1991.05.27 |
The new Chinese Ambassador to the Holy See, Mr. Huang Sieou-je, assumed office in Vatican City. The Taiwan Pastoral Center and the FABC jointly held a training session for potential Catholic lay leaders, which session was attended by 47 candidates from South-East Asia and every diocese of Taiwan. |
1991.04.16-18 |
The Bishops of the Chinese Bishops Conference, at their Annual General Assembly, held elections for their next 5-year term. Bishop Paul Shau was re-elected CBC president; Archbishop Joseph Ti-Kang and Bishop Leonard Hsu, both of the Archdiocese of Taipei, were elected vice-president and secretary general, respectively. All chairmen and members of the episcopal commissions were also elected. |
1991.04.16 |
The Bishops of Taiwan passed a resolution that the two major seminaries of North and South Taiwan would be merged into one seminary; Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary (TCRS). |
1991.04.12 |
The diocese of Hongkong celebrated the 150th anniversary of its beginnings in evangelization. 15 Catholics from Taiwan attended the celebrations. |
1991.04.08-12 |
The Young Christian Workers held a training session for their spiritual directors and counselors. Among the participants were 10 representatives from other Asian regions. |
1991.03.07 |
A 10th meeting of the Pastoral Apostolate for Prisoners was held in Hsitou. |
1991.02.02 |
Bishop Joseph Cheng was ordained as third Bishop of the Tainan Diocese. |
1991.01.25 |
The National Council of Churches of Taiwan (NCCT), legally incorporated in Taiwan, elected as its chairman, Bishop Paul Shan, President of the Chinese Bishops Conference. |
1991.01.08-12 |
The 100th anniversary of "Rerum Novarum" was observed by the Asian Institute of Social Action, on which occasion, labor problems were discussed. |
1991.01.07-10 |
The Association of Major Superiors of Women Religious held a seminar on: "Management of Religious Institutes.' |
1990.12.27 |
Because of its concern for the evils of society, Fu Jen Catholic University held a conference on: 'Philosophy of Life." |
1990.12.22 |
The retirement of Bishop Paul Cheng having been approved by Rome, the Holy Father appointed Bishop Joseph Cheng, as the new bishop of Tainan. |
1990.12.07-15 |
The Bishops of Taiwan went to Rome for the Ad Limina Visit. |
1990.11.29-12.01 |
In observance of the Year of the Clergy, a conference was held on the subject: "Philosophy of Religion and Modern Society - Theology of the Priestly Vocation." The lectures were attended by 160 participants - diocesan priests, religious Sisters and brothers. |
1990.11.14 |
The episcopal ordination of Bishop Leonard Hsu, OFM, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Taipei, took place at the auditorium of Blessed Imelda School. |
1990.11.04 |
Cardinal Joseph Caprio, formerly Pro-Nuncio of the Nunciature in Taipei, came to Taiwan to preside at the installation of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, conferring the insignia of the Knights druing the celebration of the Eucharist. The Cardinal also visited President Lee Teng-Huei. |
1990.11.1-4 |
The East-Asian Catholic Press Association met in Taipei for their annual regional meeting. |
1990.10.24 |
The 100th anniversary of Cardinal Yu Pin's birthday was observed. The Episcopal Commission for Bridge Church Service launched a movement of prayer for the Church of mainland China. It was called: "Movement of One Million Spiritual Flowers." |
1990.09.28 |
The Society of Jesus observed the opening of the Ignatius Jubilee Year, in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of their Founder and the 450th year of the foundation of their Society. The Legion of Mary observed the 40th anniversary of its establishment in Taiwan. |
1990.09.03-07 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held a meeting on the "Promotion of Evangelization." The meeting took place at St Paul's Pastoral Center in Hualien. It was attended by over 76 participants from the dioceses of Taiwan. |
1990.08.29 |
Date of the death of Archbishop Joseph Cheng, OP, of the diocese of Kaohsiung. |
1990.08.05-19 28 |
Catholics from Macau came to Taiwan for an exposure to the spread of the faith in this country. |
1990.07.16-27 |
Archbishop Joseph Ti-Kang, Bishop Paul Shan and Bishop Joseph Lin attended the FABC Plenary Assembly, Held in Indonesia. |
1990.07.15-19 |
The Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops, Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, during his visit in Taiwan, was received by the President of the Republic of China. |
1990.06.05-07 |
Memorial services were held for the 56th anniversary of the death of Father Vincent Lebbe. .06.24Meeting of the Diocesan Ordinaries. |
1990.05.24-27 |
On the occasion of World Communications Day, a series of activities were held at Tien Educational Center. These activities centered on the theme: "Evangelization and Information Culture." |
1990.05.06 |
On the occasion of World Vocation Day, eight deacons were ordained to the priesthood, representing Franciscans, the Society of the Divine Word, the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Disciples of the Lord. |
1990.04.24-25 |
The Association of Major Superiors of Men and Women Superiors met to elect their presidents and members of the Standing Committees. |
1990.04.04-05 |
The Rectors of Minor Seminaries held a meeting to discuss administration and the education of the seminarians. |
1990.03.10 |
The Catholic association of Philosophy held its yearly meeting and re-elected the members of its Board of Directors. The Young Christian Workers held an assembly of its representatives and re-elected its officials. |
1990.03.07 |
The Ministry of the Interior called a meeting to discuss the legislation for Religious Communities. |
1990.02.03-04 |
A preparatory meeting for the General Assembly of the East-Asian Catholic Laity was held in Taipei. |
1989.12.08 |
Fu Jen Catholic University celebrated the 60th anniversary of its foundation. |
1989.11.03 |
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of its foundation, Fu Jen Catholic University conferred honorary doctorates of law on Archbishop Dominic Tang and Bishop Ignatius Kung. In the absence of Bishop Kung, the doctorate was received by Mr. Mark Nieh. |
1989.10.15 |
The Chinese Gospel Community held a session for training apostles. |
1989.09.28-29 |
The Episcopal Commission for Education and Culture held a colloquium for Catholic School Principals and Counselors. |
1989.09.09 |
The Interfaith Friendship Convention held elections at its ninth meeting. Bishop Joseph Wang was elected member of the Standing Committee of the Board of Directors. |
1989.08.19 |
A weekly Catholic TV program was resumed by Kuangchi Program Service, entitled: "Catholics Around The World." This telecast feature is sponsored financially by: "The Voice of the Catholic Church Foundation." |
1989.07.26-08.05 |
The Association of Young Catholic Students met at Sacred Heart School at Pali Hsiang for a second meeting of East-Asian delegates from Japan, Korea, Hongkong and Taiwan. |
1989.07.10-13 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference and Fu Jen Catholic University held a workshop on the subject of "All Creation and Heaven-and-Earth." |
1989.06.12-16 |
Brother Colgan, Superior General of the Brothers of St. John, and Brother Brian, Regional Superior of the same Order in Korea, carne for a visit to Taiwan. |
1989.06.11 |
Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang, rector of Fu Jen Catholic University, offered a Memorial Mass for the students who died in Mainland China for the noble cause of freedom and democracy. |
1989.06.09 |
Bishop Paul Shan, as president of the Chinese Bishops Conference, offered the Eucharist in commemoration of those compatriots who died in the cause of freedom and democracy in Mainland China. |
1989.05.26 |
The 130th anniversary of the opening of the Missionary Church in Taiwan was celebrated in Kaohsiung. |
1989.05.18-25 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held its annual general Assembly in Kaohsiung, marking the occasion by the publication of Joint Pastoral Letter. |
1989.04.25 |
A solemn celebration of the Eucharist marked the opening of St. Paul Pastoral Center in Hualien. |
1989.04.17-19 |
Priests from all the dioceses of Taiwan attended a learning session at Manresa House in Changhua. |
1989.04.10-13 |
Cardinal Makowski of Poland came for a friendly visit. An honorary doctoral degree in Human Letters was conferred on him by Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1989.02.08-10 |
The Committee for the Promotion of Evangelization sponsored a meeting at Manresa House in Changhua. |
1989.01.13 |
Monsignor Adriano Bernardini arrived in Taipei to assume the office of new Charge d'Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Republic of China. |
1989.01.12 |
Monsignor Piero Biggio, Charge d'Affaires at the Taiwan Apostolic Nunciature, was awarded a Distinguished Medal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. |
1988.12.13-15 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held their General Assembly. |
1988.12.10 |
John Cardinal Wu of Hongkong came for a visit and took part in the general assembly of the Chinese Bishops Conference. |
1988.12.01-02 |
The Commission of Concern for the Church in Mainland China held a report and work process meeting. |
1988.09.12-13 |
A learning session in Mass Communication Media was held for Bishops and Religious Superiors. |
1988.05.12 |
The Deputy Minister of Education in Religious Affairs from Paraguay paid a visit to the Chinese Bishops Conference. |
1988.05.05 |
Bishop Paul Shan went to Hongkong to participate in the meeting of the FABC Central Committee. |
1988.05.05 |
Archbishop Penados and Bishop Monruesa visited Taiwan from Guatemala. |
1988.04.25 |
Cardinal Lopez and Bishop Castero visited Taiwan from Colombia. |
1988.04.11 |
The Committee for the Promotion of Evangelization held a meeting. |
1988.04.05 |
The Commission of Concern for the Church in Mainland China held its first meeting to discuss its working plan for the future. |
1988.03.08-11 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held its annual general assembly, during which Reverend Norbert Pieracciniana Reverend John Tong both gave reports on the present situation of the Church in Continental China. During the meeting, the Commission of Concern for the Church in Mainland China was established. |
1988.03.07 |
A Requiem Mass was celebrated in commemoration of Bishop Frederick A. Donaghy, MM, former Bishop of Wuchow, who died in America on February 4, 1688. |
1988.02.13 |
Jozef Cardinal Tomko, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, presided at the celebration of the Eucharist for the closing of the Symposium on Evangelization. Fu Jen Catholic University later conferred upon him an honorary Doctor's degree in Philosophy. |
1988.02.8-13 |
The National Symposium on Evangelization was held at Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1987.11.30-12.07 |
The Chinese Asia-Pacific Federation for the Bible Apostolate held a Bible Study Week in Taipei. |
1987.11.25-26 |
The Pius X Theological Seminary in Tainan observed the 25th anniversary of its foundation. |
1987.11.12 |
The Taichung Diocese celebrated the 25th anniversary of its establishment. Bishop Gabriel K. S. Lee and a delegation from Korea were special guests for the occasion. |
1987.10.01-31 |
Archbishop Joseph Ti-Kang and a lay delegate from Taiwan were in Rome for the Synod of Bishops on the subject of 'The Laity in the Church and Their Mission for the Salvation of the World". |
1987.09.23 |
The silver jubilee of Msgr. Piero Biggio's priestly ordination was observed at a dinner celebration given in his honor at the CBC secretariate. |
1987.09.22 |
The Fons Vitae Catechetical Training Center observed the 25th anniversary of its foundation. The Eucharistic celebration was attended by some 1000 people, including bishops, priest, religious and lay Catholics from all the dioceses of Taiwan. |
1987.08.19-09.11 |
Archbishop Coadjutor Joseph Ti-Kang went to the United States, in view of the establishment of a Chinese Pastoral Center for the apostolate among the Chinese in America. He visited Cardinal Krol in Philadelphia, bishops in Washington DC, Newark, Dallas and Houston, in order to secure the direction and sponsorship of American bishops for this project that has been initiated by the Chinese clergy and Religious Association in North America. |
1987.06.15-07.31 |
Bishop Paul Shan went to Ecuador to attend a Catholic International Meeting on Social Communications. After the meeting, he visited Latin American countries to meet the bishops and the Chinese Catholic communities in these countries. |
1987.04.07-10 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held their annual Plenary Assembly, Bishop Paul Shan was elected the new president and Archbishop Matthew Kia the vice-president. The Standing Committee was formed, the five members being: Bishop Paul Shan, Archbishop Matthew Kia, Archbishop Joseph Cheng, Bishop Luke Liu and Bishop Joseph Lin. Bishop Joseph Y. Wang is the Secretary General of the Chinese Bishops' Conference; Rev. Joseph Huang, the Assistant Secretary General. |
1987.03.26 |
Bishop Matthias A. Chimole of the Malawi Republic visited the CBC Secretariate and was welcomed at a dinner given in his honor. |
1987.02.12-16 |
An Asian-Pacific Encounter of Cursillor-in-Christianity took place in Yangmingshan. 56 participants came from Australia, Hawaii, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, America and Taiwan. |
1986.11.12 |
Bishop Joseph Y. Wang was installed as Bishop of Taichung. |
1986.10.19-22 |
The World Inter-Faith Friendship Association held a convention in Taipei. Some 106 delegates from Asian and other countries participated, representing 8 religions. |
1986.10.15 |
Eleven priests from Hong Kong came to Taiwan on a visit to exchange pastoral experience. |
1986.09.16-25 |
Archbishop Joseph Ti-Kang, Bishops Paul Shan, Luke Liu and Joseph Lin were participants in Tokyo of the Fourth Plenary Assembly of the FABC, which had as theme: "The Vocation and Mission of the Laity in the Church and in the World of Asia'. |
1986.09.03 |
Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Joseph Y. Wang as bishop of Taichung. |
1986.09.02 |
Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang attended in Japan the 100th birthday memorial celebration of the late Pres. Chiang Kai-Shek. |
1986.07.02-04 |
A discussion session on the Apostolate was held at Manresa House in Changhua. Participants came from Hong Kong, Macao, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. |
1986.06.17-26 |
The priests of Taiwan had a study session on the new code of Canon Law, at Manresa House in Changhua. |
1986.06.10 |
The new Counselor for the Chinese Embassy in Vatican City, Mr. Liu Yuh, visited the secretariate of the CBC. |
1986.05.21 |
Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang and Archbishop Joseph Cheng celebrated the silver jubilee of their episcopal ordination. |
1986.05.05 |
Bishop Peter Tou passed away after a long illness. |
1986.04.26 |
The Chinese Bishops' Conference held a departure dinner for Msgr. Paul Giglio, Charge d'Affaires at the Taiwan Apostolic Nunciature, on the occasion of his appointment as Nuncio to Nicaragua. |
1986.04.24-27 |
Lay delegates from East Asia held a First Regional Meeting in Taipei. Countries represented were Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao and Taiwan, ROC. |
1986.04.22 |
The 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Kaohsiung diocese was observed and celebrated. |
1986.01.14 |
Coadjutor Archbishop Joseph Ti-Kang and Msgr. Thomas Pai went to Thailand as participants in the study session in preparation for the Bishops' Institute for Social Action (BISA VII), sponsored by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conference (FABC). |
1986.01.12 |
Bishop Joseph Lin received episcopal ordination and was installed as bishop of Chiayi. |
1985.12.14 |
Rev. Joseph Lin, pastor of the Cathedral of Kaohsiung Diocese, was appointed Bishop of Chiayi, to be consecrated on January 12, 1986. |
1985.11.25-12.08 |
Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang, as president of the Chinese Bishops Conference, was in Rome, attending the Synod of Bishops dealing with the subject: Vatican II After Twenty Years. |
1985.11.06-10 |
Nine members of the Chinese Bishops Conference were in Rome for the Quinquennial Ad Limina Visit. |
1985.10.06 |
The Eucharist was solemnly concelebrated at Holy Family Church in Taipei, in commemoration of Bishop Ignatius Kung's thirty-sixth anniversary of episcopal consecration for the Shanghai-Soochow diocese. The Church event was sponsored by former residents of Shanghai, living now in Taipei, in appreciation of this great Confessor of Faith who has spent thirty years in prison. Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang, president of the Chinese Bishops conference, was main celebrant at the Eucharist; he also gave the homily. |
1985.09.27-29 |
Msgr. Thomas Pai was the keynote speaker in Kaohsiung, at a national meeting of forty workers. His talk was on the subject of the dignity of labor and the fact that one-third of the average worker's life is spent in factories; the importance, therefore, of setting a good pattern of life as agents of change in the industrialized society of Taiwan. The National Team of Young Christian Workers planned this event for the training of laborers. There are presently nine centers for workers in Taiwan, representing full-time personnel from missionary societies, as follows. SJ, 2; CICM, 1; RSCJ, 1:MM, 6; SSC, 1; SMIC, 1 -in a labor force population of 4,000,000 in Taiwan. |
1985.09.22 |
Cursillos-in-Christianity welcomed forty-nine new members to the Cursillo Movement in Taiwan, bringing up the number of these fervent Cursillistas to more than four thousand. There have already been a total of sixty-one Cursillos-in-Christianity, conducted for men, and forty-two, for women - throughout Church centers, since the inception of the movement in Taiwan. |
1985.09.16. |
Bishop William Kupfer,. MM, of the Taichung Diocese, was honored by the Mayor of Taichung, with the title of Honorary Citizen of Taichung City, because of all the charitable and educational institutions for which the Church in that diocesan city has been responsible over a period of some thirty years. |
1985.09.14 |
The ninth 2-3 year training program for Lay Volunteer Apostles was opened in Hualien City. Other cities that have had this training program are: Keelung, Taipei, Taoyuan, Chungli, Hsinchu, Miaoli and Kaohsiung. Some five hundred Volunteer Lay Apostles are presently in training. In preparation for 1986 are groups in Taitung City and several towns and cities of the Hsinchu area. The movement is spreading to Hong Kong and Japan - the aim being: "Each Christian, An Apostle'. |
1985.09.11 |
The fourth session of weekly Christian enrichment lectures was officially opened at the Chancery lecture hall in Taipei, attended by a steady group of over one hundred adult Christians seeking to learn their faith more deeply in order to spread it to others. The same training courses are also given in the Lotung area. Each session lasts four months. Previous sessions dealt with Basic Church Doctrines, Liturgy and Scripture. The fourth session deals with the Social Doctrines of the Church. |
1985.09.10 |
Bishop Joseph Ti-Kang of Chiayi took possession of his new office as Coadjutor Archbishop of Taipei, with right of succession, during a ceremony at the Archbishop's House, at which time the Apostolic Letter of appointment was presented to him in the conference hall. The event took place on a recollection day, attended by all clerical members of the archdiocese. The Chancellor of the Archdiocesan Curia officially recorded the event, according to Canon 505, #2. |
1985.08.20 |
Rev. Msgr. Piero Biggio arrived at the Apostolic Nunciature in Taipei to serve in the capacity of Nunciature Counsellor. |
1985.04.21 |
Archbishop Joseph Kuo, CDD, went to Udine, Italy, to attend a conference during which the life and missionary accomplishments in China of Cardinal Celso Costantini were being studied. |
1985.04.20 |
In an effort to nurture vocations, Msgr. Paul Giglio of the Apostolic Nunciature held, what has become an annual event, in the form a dinner party for major seminarians, at the Nunciature. |
1985.04.15 |
The secretary of the Congregation of Catholic Education at the Vatican, Archbishop Anthony Javierre Ortas, SDB, was in Taiwan to attend the closing ceremony of the Dominican Sisters commemorative missionary meeting. |
1985.04.11 |
Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang went to the United States to visit former students of Fu Jen University and Chinese overseas priests and Catholics. |
1985.04.09 |
Mr. Dermot Kinlen of Ireland, director of the Irish-Chinese Cultural Society in Dublin, was in Taiwan for a visit to understand the Church situation in Taiwan. |
1985.03.30-31 |
The principals of Catholic Middle Schools held a meeting during which the importance of moral education for youth was discussed. |
1985.03.15 |
The Chinese edition of the New Code of Canon Law was published for the use of the Church in China. |
1985.02.10 |
Student leaders from universities and technical schools met in Kaohsiung for what is an annual program for youth leadership training. The activities took place at the Wentsao Ursuline College and marked the 24th of such leadership formation camps. |
1985.02.08-09 |
Rev. Frinz Lobinger, visiting missiologist and lecturer at BILA I, conducted a workshop in Hsinchu on 'Methods of Building Community". Fr. Lobinger is director of the Lunko Missiological Center in South Africa. One hundred participants, representing all levels of the Church in Taiwan, attended the workshop, which was another step further in organizing the Church in Taiwan towards the goal of Basic Christian Communities. |
1985.01.17 |
A delegation of forty representatives of religious groups in Taiwan left for the United States to attend the inauguration ceremonies of President Ronald Reagan. Three of the delegates were members of the Catholic Church. |
1985.01.16-19 |
The Missionary of Charity and winner in 1979 of the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, came to Taiwan for a three-day visit. The wide recognition at all levels of our local society of Mother Teresa's great contributions to humanity, redounded to the good of the Catholic Church in Taiwan. At the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, on January 17, Mother Teresa was presented by Minister Wu Pai-Shung with the First Class Social Service Medal. President Chiang Ching-Kuo received her for a personal encounter in the afternoon of the same day. Mother Teresa addressed all kinds of church and civic groups, in private and public places, from Taipei to Kaohsiung, sharing her personal ideals and experiences, and teaching the value of human life, the need of spreading love in order to attain peace in the world. |
1985.01.15-23 |
Msgr. Thomas Pai of Penghu attended a preparatory meeting held in Bangkok,in view of the Seventh Bishops'Institute for Social Action (BISA VII), the theme of which will be: Asia Religio-Cultural Heritage and Human Development. BISA VII will be held in Hua Hin, Thailand, January 15-23, 1986. |
1985.01.04 |
The Chinese Section of the International Catholic Association for Radio and Television (UNDA) presented the Golden Torch Award to the Kao Se Moving Picture Company, for its production of the movie, "The Second Spring Day of Lao Mo". The movie features the ethical values of justice, love and peace. |
1984.12.28 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held a Plenary Assembly, during which activities were planned for the International Youth Year. Other plans dealt with the launching of a 'Lenten Campaign", preparations for the Ad Limina Visit and the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Bishop Gregory Lo Wentsao. |
1984.12.25 |
Rev. Bob Ronald, SJ, wheelchair priest-hero and founder of Operation De-Handicap in Taiwan, received the Golden Camel Award at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, at the hands of Mayor Yang Chin-Chon of Taipei City; nineteen other recipients of this award were persons noted for their outstanding contributions to human welfare in Chinese society. |
1984.12.19 |
The oldest church in South Taiwan, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, was elevated to the rank of Minor Basilica in a solemn ceremony held in the small town of Wanching Chuan,in virtue of a decree issued by Pope John Paul II on July 24, 1984. The new basilica will henceforth be a national sanctuary for the Veneration of the Immaculate Virgin in Taiwan. |
1984.11.14-16 |
The Episcopal Commission for Evangelization in Taiwan met at the Center of Spirituality in Changhua, under the leadership of Bishop Paul Shan, chairman of the Commission. Five bishops, twenty-seven priests, eighteen religious sisters, two lay women and several devoted organizers - in all, fifty-seven persons were present, most of whom being members of the commission. The chief outcome of this meeting was agreed to be the imperative of becoming a local church, emerging from below, from the grassroots. This would be fostered by Bible Study Groups, that hopefully will result into Basic Christian Communities. |
1984.11.01-09 |
The first FABC Bishops Institute for Lay Apostolate (BILA I) was held in Changhua at Manresa House, under the chairmanship of Bishop Joseph Ti-Kang. Nine days of living together brought priests, religious and lay leaders in close rapport with sixteen bishops - from Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Models of lay participation and training were presented; a day's exposure brought the participants to the mountain parish of Tili to experience the fruits of lay training programs. Fr, Frinz Lobinger, a guest speaker from South Africa, gave an important presentation on the subject of Basic Ecclesial Communities. |
1984.10.23-28 |
Bishop Joseph Y. Wang and Fr. Andrew Chao attended the meeting in Rome of all presidents and secretaries of Episcopal Commissions on Liturgy. The meeting was held in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the promulgation of the Vatican II Constitution on Sacred Liturgy and consisted in surveying national liturgical renewal programs over that period of time. |
1984.09.24 |
An Ad Hoc Commission was formed to promote the cause of canonization of the Blessed Chinese Martyrs. Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Kaohsiung was appointed postulator; the vice-president being Msgr. Joseph Wang, Chinese Church representative, residing in Rome. Other members of the Commission were priests from the religious communities of Franciscans, Jesuits, Dominicans and Vincentians. The pastor of the Chinese Martyrs Church in Panchiao is also a member of the Commission. Msgr. Stanislaus Chang of Hsinchu was elected secretary of the Commission. |
1984.08.15 |
Eight members of the Chinese Interfaith Friendship Association (two each from the Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and Buddhist religions) left Taipei for a goodwill tour of important Church centers in Thailand, India, United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Singapore. The eight religious leaders returned on August 26th. The Chinese Interfaith Friendship Association was founded in Chungking, forty years ago, by the late Cardinal Paul Yupin. |
1984.08.05 |
The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception held a departure ceremony for one of their Chinese members, Sister Maria Goretti Syun, who was assigned by their community to missionary work in the African country of Zambia. |
1984.08.01-26 |
Bishop Joseph Y. Wang was chaplain for a Christian formation pilgrimage of twenty-nine cursillistas, who left Taipei on August 1st and returned on August 26th, having visited the Holy Land and Marian shrines in Europe. |
1984.07.23 |
Rev. Jacob Hilber, SMB, was awarded the title of Honorary Chinese Citizen of Taitung by the County Prefect of Taitung, in recognition of this priest's valuable contributions to the people of Southern Taiwan. |
1984.07.22 |
The Chinese Television Company (CTV), in collaboration with Kuangchi Program Service (KPS), televised a religious program entitled, 'Gift of Faith". |
1984.06.30 |
Dr. Chiang Fu-Chun, former director of the National Palace Museum, planned a Chinese cultural celebration at Hotel China in honor of the 60th birthday of Msgr. Paul Giglio, Charge d'Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature. Guests of honor were Professor Kung Teh-Cheng, 77 th descendant of Confucius; and the two descendants of the 74th generation - one of Mencius, in the person of Meng Hsien-Tsi; and one of Cheng-Tsi, disciple of Confucius, in the person of Cheng Hsien-Hwei. Twenty Catholics (clerical and lay) attended, the topic of conversation dealing with the subject of the binding link between Chinese culture and Catholic doctrine. |
1984.06.06-08 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held a Plenary Assembly, during which national plans for evangelization were discussed, including the 1987 symposium on evangelization; means of supporting and affirming the faithful in Mainland China; the process of canonization for the Chinese martyrs; and approval for the special norms of Canon Law that revert to the competence of local bishops. |
1984.05.15 |
Twenty-one representatives of the Catholic Lay Community in Taipei held a reception at the Foreign Affairs Club in honor of Cardinal Agnelo Rossi, who spoke of the Pope's entrusting to the Church in Taiwan the responsibility of being a Bridge-Church to the Catholics in Continental China. |
1984.05.13 |
The 125th anniversary of Church foundation in Taiwan was celebrated in Kaohsiung. Cardinal Agnelo Rossi represented the Holy Father for the occasion. |
1984.05.02-04 |
Stanislaus Lokuang, Bishops Joseph Ti-Kang and Paul Shan went to Korea to attend the 200th anniversary celebrations of evangelization in Korea. |
1984.05.01 |
The Bishops of Penang, Malaysia and Augsburg, West Germany, visited Taiwan. |
1984.04.12 |
Rev. Franz Giet, SVD, was honored by the ROC Minister of Education, Mr. Chu Hwei-Shen, who bestowed a merit award to the missionary- professor, for his fifty years of renowned service as an educator and for his pioneering accomplishments in language laboratory techniques at Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1984.03.26-29 |
One hundred priests met at Fu Jen High School in Chiayi, for a Jubilee Year renewal session, sponsored by the Episcopal Commission for the Clergy, in observation of the Holy Year of Redemption. Five bishops attended, either as speakers or as acting by their presence in a supportive role. |
1984.03.22 |
The fourteen bishops of Taiwan, along with Msgr. Paul Giglio of the Apostolic Nunciature, solemnly concelebrated the Eucharist in Taipei, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 7:30 p.m. after which, in union with ninety priest concelebrants and a congregation of over one thousand participants, the world was devoutly consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. |
1984.03.21 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held a special meeting during which a report was given on the Bishops meeting in Rome with Pope John Paul II and Roman Curia dignitaries. The question was also discussed as to how to respond to the Pope's appeal for Taiwan to become a "Bridge Church" to Continental China. |
1984.02.28 |
Pope John Paul II received seven Chinese Archbishops and Bishops in a special audience, together with over one hundred Chinese nationals, residents in Rome On this occasion, the Holy Father spoke of the Church's great hope of bringing the message of Christ to China, which he considers as a uniquely great nation. |
1984.02.18 |
Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Kaohsiung and the other residential bishops of Tainan, Chiayi, Hualien and Hsinchu joined Archbishops Lokuang and Kia in Rome. |
1984.02.17-20 |
Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace, visited Taiwan in view of the cause which he represents. |
1984.02.11 |
Kuangchi Program Service (KPS) and Chinese Televiaion Service (CTS) jointly televised a religious program entitled "Birth of a New Heart". The feature embodied Pope John Paul II's Peace Message 1984. |
1984.02.05 |
Archbishops Stanislaus Lokuang and Matthew Kia went to Rome for special meetings with Pope John Paul II. |
1984.02.02 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference issued a joint pastoral letter which stressed the continuing evangelization program begun during the Ricci Centenary and dealt with the subject of preparations for the Symposium on Evangelization scheduled for the year 1987. |
1984.01.06 |
The East Asia Regional Assembly of FABC was attended in Macao by Archbishop Matthew Kia and Bishop Joseph Y. Wang. The meeting emphasized the mission and work of the laity in the Church of China. |
1984.01.01 |
Three missionary priests were given special recognition by the government: 1) Rev. Franz Leimer, SMB, founder and director of the East Vocational Center and other development and humanitarian projects in the Taitung area. Mr. Lin Yang-Kang, Minister of the Interior, presented him with a merit citation. 2) Rev. Don Glover, MM, founder and director of the A-V Cinema Forum, and producer of a movie on ARTS by Taiwan students, received an award from the Ministry of Education. 3) Rev. Brendan M. O'Connell, MM, founder and director of St. Raphael Opportunity Center for Retarded Children in Tainan, was granted a citation by the National Government He was also granted a 1984 "Good Person - Good Deeds" award by the Kaohsiung City Government. |
1983.12.24 |
From 9:00 to 10:00 PM, Archbishop Matthew Kia was celebrant for a solemn Eucharistic celebration that was broadcast to Mainland China in the Chinese language, the program having been produced with accompanying choir, at the Kuangchi Program Service Studio. In his homily, the Archbishop mentioned that although we are far apart, we are together in prayer. We ask Jesus, the Light of Truth, to enlighten you, as we encourage you, our fellow-Christians, to stand firm in the faith. |
1983.10.08 |
At a meeting held at the Archdiocesan Chancery, attended by forty participants - clerical and lay - presided by Archbishop Matthew Kia, it was decided to proceed immediately with the foundation and organization of the Hung T'ao Charity Home in Nanao, Archdiocese of Taipei. |
1983.07.14 |
A Caritas-Taiwan, ROC report, covering six years (1977-1983) shows that through our Caritas staff, a total of 1,683 "small boat" refugees from Vietnam were processed for resettlement in countries abroad, as follows: United States of America, 1,641; Australia, 3; Belgium, 9; Canada, 9; France, 1; Norway, 6; Philippines 1; Taiwan, 57; West Germany, 13. In addition, 6l Vietnamese refugees on board a Norwegian ship and 70 others on a Dutch ship, which docked in Kaohsiung and Keelung respectively, were also processed for resettlement. A group of 23 ethnic Chinese from Cambodia were airlifted from a Thai refugee camp and brought to Taiwan for resettlement. |
1983.06.29 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference issued a statement expressing their views in opposition to the proposed new law to protect religion. |
1983.04.06-17 |
The Sixth Asian Meeting of Religious (AMOR 1V) met in Taiwan at the Jesuit Center of Spirituality in Changhua. The meeting was sponsored by the Association of Major Superiors of Religious Women of Taiwan. 52 religious delegates represented Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macao, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand. The meeting was designed for an exchange of thought, experience and joint prayer on the theme, "Quality of Life of Women in Asia". |
1983.03.03 |
Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang was the recipient of a cultural award, in a ceremony held at the Executive Yuan. The Prime Minister Y. S. Sun, presented him with NT$300,000, a certificate and a medal, in recognition of his promotion of Chinese traditional culture, through books, articles and other cultural -educational contributions. |
1982.11.25 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference Commission for Sacred Liturgy and Revised Missals - a large edition for altar use, a Holy Week Manual and a first volume of the Sunday Cycles for use of Christians. Two other volumes followed with the other two Sunday Cycles. Hand edition of the Weekday Missal will follow. |
1982.10.20 |
The Catholic Church in Taiwan, having issued several statements against the legalization of abortion in the country, was well-represented at a hearing granted by the Legislative Yuan. The subject discussed was treated under five headings: law, culture, morality, social customs and woman's health. Experts, religious leaders and sociologists freely expressed their views, respectfully heard by the members of the Legislative Yuan. |
1982.08.17-25 |
The Third Bishops Institute for Missionary, Apostolate (BIMA III) was held in Taiwan at Manresa House in Changhua. The 59 participants included 26 Bishops from China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, and Philippines. There were also ten resource experts among whom were theologians, missiologists and one facilitator in group dynamics, who came from the FABC Region, Rome and New York. Many phases of the apostolate were treated in an atmosphere of prayer, chiefly: Proclamation, Dialogue, the Role of the Laity and the Role of the Christian Family. |
1982.06 |
A group of researchers, known as TARGTI (Taiwan Area Research Group on Theological Issues) issued in book form, in both Chinese and English, a noteworthy study entitled "Economic Development and Quality of Life - The Case of Taiwan'. The core group of researchers includes Catholics and Protestant theologians and sociologists who are professors in local universities. |
1982.06.24 |
A memorial to Vincent Lebbe was dedicated. The five-story building is an important landmark on Fuhsing Road, Chingmei, outside of Taipei. |
1982.04 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference Secretariate issued a booklet entitled "The Catholic Church in Taiwan, ROC" consisting of the text of the Chinese Bishops' report to the Holy Father at the time of their Ad Limina visit in Rome, in 1980. A short supplement brought the official document to date, as of April 1982. |
1982.03.19 |
In response to the Pope's appeal, today was a day of island-wide prayer for the Church in China. |
1982.01.06 |
Pope John Paul II issued a letter to all Bishops of the world urging them to pray for the Church in China. |
1981.12.09 |
The bronze statue of the late Cardinal Paul Yupin was erected at Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1981.12.03 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference issued a first joint Pastoral Letter concerning plans for the 1983 national celebration of the 400th anniversary of Matteo Ricci's coming to China for the evangelization of the Chinese people. (Follow-up letters were issued on June 6, 1982 and January 1,1983.) |
1981.11.12 |
The National Council of the Lay Apostolate of the Republic of China celebrated the Tenth Anniversary of its establishment, at Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1981.07.07 |
Bishop Joseph Wang left with 51 Chinese Catholics from Taiwan on pilgrimage via Jerusalem to Lourdes, to attend the 42nd International Eucharistic Congress, July 21-22. |
1981.05.08 |
The Taipei Archdiocesan Council of Lay Apostolate held their 4th program of "Initiation to Faith" intended primarily for non-Catholics. The Taipei City Hall provided excellent facilities and results were most encouraging for the faith. A similar program is being carried out in other dioceses in Taiwan thus enhancing the movement for evangelization throughout the country. |
1981.02.18 |
The Holy Father gave a special audience at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Philippines to 100 Chinese from various countries (30 of whom were from Taiwan). |
1981.01.14 |
A delegation of 104 Catholics from Taiwan were present in Manila to welcome the Holy Father during his visit. They were organized into four groups, namely: Catholic Congressmen of ROC, Association of Chinese, Catholic Communicators, Representatives of Cursillo-in-Christianity, Delegates of Catholic Laity. Including Archbishops, Bishops, priests and sisters, the entire delegation came to a total of over 120. |
1981.01.02 |
A national meeting of Catholic Representatives of Laymen was held in Hsinchu. |
1980.12.09 |
Fu Jen Catholic University conferred an honorary Doctor's Degree in Humane Letters to Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila. |
1980.10.16 |
The first Mass in Chinese was broadcast by the Chinese Bishops Conference to Mainland China by the Chinese Broadcasting System, on a wave-length of 900 kilocycles. This will be done every month on the last Sunday, at 9:30-10:00PM. |
1980.10.15 |
The Assistant Secretary for the Holy See "Cor Unum", Rev. Henri Forest, SJ, came to visit the Chinese Bishops Conference. |
1980.09.15 |
A Requiem Mass was celebrated for the Apostolic Visitor for Overseas Chinese,Bishop Carl Van Melckebeke. |
1980.08.15 |
The Episcopal Commission for the Liturgy published a pocket-size Missal, mainly for distribution in Continental China. This handy volume contains all three cycles of Sunday celebrations, the main feasts of the year and some important votive Masses. |
1980.08.07 |
Archbishop Moreira Neves, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Bishops, came to Taipei for a visit. |
1980.06.23 |
The honorary degree of Philosophy in Education was conferred on Archbishop Matthew Kia Yen-Wen, at Adamson University of Manila, by the president of the university, Fr. Leandro Montanana, CM. |
1980.05.19 |
A Requiem Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of Archbishop Theodore Labrador, OP, formerly of Foochow, Fukien. |
1980.04.13 |
Fr. Raymond de Jaegher, originally of Belgium nationality, but later naturalized as a Chinese citizen, died in New York. A funeral Mass was held for the repose of his soul in the Cathedral of Taipei Archdiocese. On March 14th, a memorial service was likewise carried out by non-Catholic friends who held him in high esteem. |
1980.03.20 |
The Episcopal Commission for the Liturgy published a pocket-size Ritual, mainly for distribution in Continental China. |
1980.02.14 |
Bishop Paul Shan, SJ, received episcopal ordination and installed as Bishop of Hualien. |
1979.12.08 |
Cardinal Rossi, prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, visited Taiwan. He presided at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1979.12.01-07 |
The International Mission Congress was held in Manila, concurring with the 4 th Centennial of Catholic Mission in the Philippines. Archbishops Kia and Lokuang, Bishops Ti-Kang and Wang attended this important Congress. |
1979.11.15 |
Rev Paul Shan, SJ, was appointed Bishop of Hualien. |
1979.11.05 |
Cardinal Hoefner, president of the German Bishops Conference, visited Taiwan. He was conferred an honorary Ph.D. by Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1979.09.01 |
The Central Broadcasting Station began transmitting religious programs to Mainland China. On every Monday and Thursday, time has been assigned to the Catholic Church for Broadcasts. |
1979.06.29 |
The bishops of Taiwan issued a joint pastoral letter, which brought out the urgency of evangelization and the role of the Christian laity. It also gave directives regarding ritual observances and the carrying out of a general census of the Catholic population, statistics needed, etc. 08.05 Msgr. Jose Arregui, OP, former prefect of the Taiwan Prefecture Apostolic, passed away to his heavenly reward. |
1979.06.5-6 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference held its annual meeting during which all committees were re-organized. |
1979.06.06 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference issued a pastoral letter, addressed to the entire clergy of Taiwan, pointing out the importance of solidarity for the sake of national security and advising them to distinguish carefully between the prophetic role of priests as compared to the political role of the citizen. |
1979.04.28 |
Archbishop Cassidy, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China, was transferred to the Republic of South Africa as the Apostolic Nuncio to that country. He came to Taipei from Bangladesh to bid his last farewell. |
1979.03.20 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference issued a letter to the Catholic Bishops of the world, alerting them to the serious situation that the political security and religious freedom of the people of Taiwan were in grave danger of being betrayed. |
1978.11.11-13 |
The Second Regional Meeting of FABC was held in Calcutta. Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang, Bishop Paul Cheng and Bishop Joseph Wang represented the Chinese Bishops Conference of ROC. |
1978.10.16 |
The Polish Cardinal Wojtyla was elected to the papacy, assuming the name of Pope John Paul II. He was inaugurated on October 22, 1978. |
1978.08.26 |
Cardinal Luciani was elected to the papacy. His inauguration took place on the 3 rd of September. On the 29th of the same month, Pope John Paul I passed to his heavenly reward. |
1978.08.26 |
The Cardinal's coffin arrived from Rome. A funeral Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral on the 28th, the coffin being covered with the national flag. The remains of Cardinal Yupin are being kept on the campus of Fu Jen Catholic University. |
1978.08.25 |
The Eucharist was celebrated in commemoration of the late Cardinal. The entire episcopate were present, with 120 priests concelebrating at Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in a very solemn manner. High-ranking government officials attended; the President and the Vice-President personally participated in the offering of the flowers during the Holy Sacrifice. |
1978.08.09 |
Cardinal Yupin left for Rome to attend both the funeral of Pope Paul VI and the conclave for the election of a new Pope. Seven days later, on August 16th, word was received that Cardinal Yupin himself had gone to a better world at 13:00 p.m. |
1978.08.06 |
Pope Paul VI passed away at Castel Gandolfo. Commemoration services were held nationwide on August 14th, at which time President Chiang came to express his condolences. |
1978.07.12 |
Msgr. Paul Giglio arrived in Taipei as newly-appointed Charge d'Affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature. |
1978.05.20 |
Archbishop Edward Cassidy, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio, came to Taipei to attend the inauguration of Mr. Chiang Ching-Kuo, as 6th president of the Republic of China and Mr. Hsieh Tung-Ming as vice-president. |
1977.12 |
Mr. Chow Shu-Kai succeeded Mr. Cheng Chih-Mai as Ambassador of the Republic of China to the Holy See. |
1977.10.16 |
The 60th anniversary of Our Lady's apparition at Fatima was solemnly commemorated in Hsinchu. Delegates from all parts of Taiwan came to participate in the public procession with the statue of Our Lady joined in the Eucharistic celebration that brought the occasion to a climax. |
1977.09.03 |
Fr. Vincent Lebbe was granted the distinguished honor of having his name plaque placed into the Chinese Martyrs Shrine in Taipei. |
1977.06.27 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference published an official Declaration against Communism in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the publication of Pius XI's Encyclical on Atheistic Communism. |
1977.06.25 |
The 100th birthday of the late Fr. Vincent Lebbe was enthusiastically commemorated by both the Chinese Government and the Catholic Church. |
1976.11.12 |
The Chinese Bishops Conference submitted a study-consultation paper to the leading KMT Party Congress of Delegates dealing with education matters in Catholic schools. The initiative was well accepted, and as a result, the teaching of Catholic doctrine in Catholic schools was approved. |
1976.10.17 |
The 50th anniversary of the Consecration of the first Chinese Bishops, the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Hierarchy and the 100th anniversary of the late Cardinal Celso Costantini, first Apostolic Delegate to China, were jointly celebrated in one great commemoration event linked with a solemn Eucharistic Congress, held at the auditorium of Fu Jen University. Participants in great numbers came from all parts of Taiwan, making this extraordinary event a memorable one in the Church of China. |
1976.07.21 |
The Standing Committee of the Chinese Bishops Conference, following through a petition of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences, founded the East Asian Spirituality Research Institute of St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Seminary in Taishan, Taipei, with Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang as its first director and Rev. Peter Chow as research director. |
1976.06.02 |
The Catholic Church and the Episcopalians in Taiwan, ROC, solemnized at the Pastoral Center in Taipei their mutual agreement on the Sacrament of Baptism. |
1974.07.27 |
The Chinese Lay Apostolate Association was established with Mr. Sung Chang-Chih as its first president. |
1974.4.22-27 |
The Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences held its first meeting of Delegates at Yangmingshan Taipei. The participants came from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Republic of China. The theme of the meeting was: "Evangelization in the Modern World" and " The Mission of the Asian Church in the Universal Church". |
1973.08.26-31 |
The Federation of the Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC) held its first regional meeting at Fu Jen Catholic University in Hsinchuang, Cardinal Yupin presiding. The participants represented Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines. The topics under discussion were: "Evangelization in the Modern World", "Special Problems of the Southeast Asian Church" and "Cooperation Among the Bishops Conferences of Southeast Asia". |
1972.06.21 |
The Chinese Branch Association of the International Catholic Radio and TV was established. |
1971.12.05 |
The 60th birthday of the Republic of China, combined with the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Hierarchy, were solemnly celebrated in the Taipei City Stadium. |
1971.2.10-13 |
The 5th meeting of the Asian Catholic Educators took place in Taipei, during which the topic discussed was: "The Contribution of Catholic Schools to National Development." |
1969 |
Pope Paul VI elevated Archbishop Yupin to the Cardinalate. |
1963 |
The university property in Hsinchuang was purchased as permanent site for the university. |
1963 |
Pope John XXIII requested Archbishop Paul Yupin of Nanking to work toward the re-establishment in Taiwan of Fu Jen University; in November of the same year, he appointed him as Rector Magnificus. |
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