John Baptist Huang Min-Chen OFM is a Taiwanese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan, Taiwan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Early life and education
Min-Cheng was born on 23 March 1955, in Madou, Tainan, Taiwan. He attended the Franciscan minor seminary in Neihu district and studied philosophy and theology in Taipei. He was awarded a master's degree in spirituality from the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome.[1][2][3]
Priesthood
Bishop Min-Cheng was ordained a priest on 29 March 1984, in Tainan for the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor.[1][2][3]
Episcopate
On 3 May 2023, Pope Francis appointed Min-Cheng as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tainan.[6] He was ordained a bishop on 24 June 2023 by Bosco Lin Chi-nan.[1][2][3]
References
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