What is Matthew Kia Yen-wen?
[[File:Coat of arms of Matthew Kia Yen Wen bishop version.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of Matthew Kia Yen Wen]] [[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Matthew_Kia_Yen_Wen_Archbishop_version.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of Matthew Kia Yen Wen]] '''Matthew Kia Yen-wen''', ([[Chinese language]]: 賈彥文; January 17, 1925 – August 22, 2017) was a Chinese [[Bishop]] of [[Hualien City|Hualien]] and [[Chiayi]], and served as [[Archdiocese of Taipei|Archbishop of Taipei]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vatican Ties with China are Doubted|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OUcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6661,2346505&dq=matthew+yen-wen&hl=en|access-date=23 December 2010|newspaper=The Associated Press|date=May 12, 1982}}</ref> From 2015 until his death in 2017, he was the [[Archbishop Emeritus]] of Taipei. He was born in [[Yuenshi Hsien]]. Kia was ordained on July 15, 1951 in [[Tainan City|Tainan]], [[Taiwan]]. He was appointed the first [[Bishop]] of [[Chiayi]] on May 21, 1970 and installed on July 16, 1970. He was appointed Bishop of Hualien on December 14, 1974. He became the Archbishop of Taipei on November 18, 1978. He resigned on February 11, 1989. Kia died on August 22, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/|title=GCatholic.org|website=www.gcatholic.org}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kia Yen-wen, Matthew}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Roman Catholic archbishops]] [[Category:Taiwanese religious leaders]] {{bio-stub}}