Appendix 6: Seminaries And Institutes In Taiwan | Religious Studies Center

Add an RSC shortcut to this device's Home screen

X

Unfortunately, Apple's iOS doesn't support home screen shortcuts in the Chrome browser. To add an RSC website shortcut to your home screen, open the website in the Safari browser.

Navigate to any page of this site.
Tap the menu icon in the top, right corner of the screen.
In the menu, scroll to Add to Home Screen and tap it.
When finished, tap the icon above to close this box.

Navigate to any page of this site.
Tap the icon at the bottom of the screen below the browser—if you don't see it, swipe up to unhide it.
In the menu, scroll past any icons and tap Add to Home Screen.
When finished, tap the icon above to close this box.

Photo of Publication Cover

Voice of the Saints in Taiwan

A History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou

Download as PDF

Appendix 6: Seminaries And Institutes In Taiwan

Year	Key Church Educational System Events in Taiwan
1968	First seminary classes begin in Taiwan.
1973	Church Educational System (CES) officially established in Taiwan, office in Taipei established, and first institute classes begin.
1974	CES Kaohsiung office established.
1979	CES Kaohsiung office closes.
1985	CES Kaohsiung office reopens.
1994	CES Kaohsiung office closes a second time.
2000	January. CES Kaohsiung office reopens.
	29 February. Inauguration of early-morning seminary in Taiwan, first class in Kaohsiung.
	23 June. First early-morning seminary graduates at Kaohsiung/Pingtung combined graduation with members of the Area Presidency presiding.
	First summer institute classes organized.
2001	First institute council for Taiwan organized in Kaohsiung.
	First CES missionary couple serve in Taiwan to coordinate programs in Taichung.
2002	CES Taichung office established.
	First institute council organized in Taichung.
2004	First institute council organized in Taipei.
	First institute centers completed and dedicated in Kaohsiung and Taichung.
2005	Institute center completed within a multistory Church administration building dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley in Taipei.

Coordinators of Seminary and Institute Programs in Taiwan

	Taipei (north)	Taichung (central)		Kaohsiung (south)
1973–74	Alan Hassell (Taipei office)
1974–79	Wan Kon-Leung (Joseph ) (Taipei office)		Lee Ding Kuen (Kaohsiung office)
1978–85	Wang Lu Pao (Taipei office) (Kaohsiung office closed)
1985–94	Wang Lu Pao (Taipei office)		Kuo Hung Chou (Kaohsiung office reopened)
1994–99	Wang Lu Pao (Taipei office) (Kaohsiung office closed)
2000–01	Wang Lu Pao (Taipei office)		Chou Po Nien (Felipe) (Kaohsiung office reopened)
2001–02	Wang Lu Pao (Taipei office)	Elder & Sister Sipherd (Taichung office)		Chou Po Nien (Felipe) (Kaohsiung office)
2002–04	Wang Lu Pao (Taipei office)	Chou Po Nien (Felipe) (Taichung office)		Lee Shih-Jung (Robert) (Kaohsiung office)
2004–05	Chou Po Nien Felipe (Taipei office)
	Wang Jung Ling (Riley) (Taipei office)	Wu Chung Kai (Ken) (Taichung office)		Lee Shih-Jung (Robert) (Kaohsiung office)
2005–09	Wang Jung Ling (Riley) (Taipei office)	Wu Chung Kai (Ken) (Taichung office)		Lee Shih-Jung (Robert) (Kaohsiung office)
2009–11	Wang Jung Ling (Riley) (Taipei office)		Lee Shih-Jung (Robert) (Kaohsiung office)
2011–present	Wang Jung Ling (Riley) (Taipei office)	Weng Wen Shuai (Eric) (Taichung office)		Lee Shih-Jung (Robert) (Kaohsiung office)

Seminary Enrollment in Taiwan, 1983–2016

chart

Institute Enrollment in Taiwan, 1983–2016

chart

Note: Official records for seminary and institute enrollments are not available prior to 1983.