Roman Catholic Church in Asia Roman Catholic Church in Asia The Catholic Church in Taiwan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The island has been part of a territorial jurisdiction since 1514, when it was included in the Diocese of Funchal. As a missionary jurisdiction, there was some organized Catholic activity on the island. In 1576, the first Chinese diocese was established in Macau. This covered most of mainland China as well as Taiwan. From the 16th century through the 19th century, this diocese was divided several times. In chronological order, Taiwan belonged to the dioceses of Nanking ( 1660), Fukien ( 1696) and Amoy/ Hsiamen ( 1883). ...more on Wikipedia about "Catholic Church in Taiwan"
Catholic house churches are house churches, which are within tradition of Roman Catholicism. Many of them are in the People's Republic of China. Most of the Chinese Catholic house churches recognize the authority of the Pope in contrast to the official Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, which does not. The role of Roman Catholic house churches is one of the major barriers to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China. ...more on Wikipedia about "Catholic house churches"
Catholicism in China has a long and complicated history. Christianity has existed in China in various forms since at least the Tang Dynasty in the eight century AD (For a full account of the history of Christianity in China up to contemporary times, see Christianity in China). ...more on Wikipedia about "Catholicism in China"
Évariste Régis Huc, or Abbé Huc, ( August 1, 1813 - March 31, 1860) was a French missionary-traveller, famous for his travel accounts in Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie, le Thibet, et la Chine pendant les années 1844—1846. ...more on Wikipedia about "Évariste Régis Huc"
The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China in the early modern era stands as one of the notable events in the early history of relations between China and the Western world, as well as a prominent example of relations between two cultures and belief systems in the pre-modern age. The missionary efforts and other work of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits between the 16th and 17th century played a significant role in introducing Western knowledge, science, and culture to China. Their work laid much of the foundation for much of Christian culture in Chinese society today. Members of the Jesuit delegation to China were perhaps the most influential Christian missionaries in that country between the earliest period of the religion up until the 19th century, when significant numbers of Catholic and Protestant missions developed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jesuit China missions"
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