The National Taoist Association of the Republic of China was established in 1968, and the 63rd Celestial Master, Chang En-pu, who fled to Taiwan in 1949, was elected first president.
後來，從大陸來的道教徒，發現台灣這種道佛不分的情況相當嚴重，就出來為弘揚真正道教而努力。經過多年的籌備，中華民國道教會於民國五十七年成立，嗣漢六十三代天師張恩溥當選為首屆理事長。