In 1859, however, the Spanish Dominicans returned, led this time by Father Fernando Sainz and Father Angel Bofurull. They arrived in Kaohsiung from the Philippines through Amoy, and reestablished the Catholic Church in Taiwan.
直到一八五九年，西班牙道明會士郭德剛和洪保祿神父，自菲律賓經廈門，抵達高雄後，才真正在台灣植基，奠定了天主教在台灣的地位。