St._John_Church_(Hsinchu_City)

St. John Church (Hsinchu City)

St. John Church (Hsinchu City)

Church in Hsinchu City, Taiwan

The Church of St. John is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.[6][7] Part of the Diocese of Hsinchu, it is administered by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans), and under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop John Baptist Lee Keh-mien.

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The current parish church opened for religious services in October 1957 [8] with a capacity of 150 people.

History

The first church was built in 1955 and originally dedicated to Saint Peter. It covered an area of only 1068 square feet., and so could only accommodate 30 people. For this reason, in 1957 Father Cai Weixian expanded the grounds to establish a new church. The new church was completed on October 27, and rededicated to Saint John.[9] In November 2005, Father Victor Silva was the parish priest of St. John's Church, along with Jeanne d'Arc Church and Holy Rosary Church. Both congregations faced concern that over 80% in attendance at Sunday Mass were senior citizens.[10]

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    天主教中國主教團秘書處 (1976-01-01). 中華民國六十五年臺灣天主教手冊 (in Chinese). 天主教中國主教團秘書處.
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    "聖若望堂 Church of St. John". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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    "聖若望堂: 歷任堂區主任司鐸". Bythewell. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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    "新竹市聖若望堂簡介". Bythewell. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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