Thomas Chung An-Zu

Thomas 'Chung An-Zu' is the current serving archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu.

Early life

Chung was born in Yunlin County in Taiwan on 7 August 1952.

Priesthood

On 26 December 1981, Chung was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic diocese of Tainan.

Episcopate

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Chung as the Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan and Titular Bishop of Munatiana on 31 October 2006. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 December 2006 by Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa. He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiayi on 24 January 2008.
Pope Francis later appointed him as Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei and Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan on 23 May 2020.
Chung is the Grand Prior of the Taiwan Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.