Our History
1988: Fu Jen Catholic University Center for religious studies , first in the country to be recognized by the Ministry of Education Taiwan, was established. Fr. Fang, Chih-Jung, Mark was the first director.
1992: Fu Jen Catholic University Department of Religious Studies was established with Taiwan’s first batch of Bachelor of Religious Studies. Fr. Bosco Lu S.J. was the first dean.
1994: Restructuring of the department with Bachelor and Masters Degrees according to the guidelines given by the ministry of education. Fr. Bosco Lu S.J.was the head of the department.
1998: Professor Chan Tak-Kwong was appointed as the second head of the department.
2002: Special Master Degree Course
2003: Established Taiwan’s first Doctoral program in Religious Studies.
2004: Professor Wong, Yai-Chow was appointed as the third head of the department.
2010: Professor John B. Chuang took over as the fourth head of the department.
2010: Established night division of Bachelor Degree.
2012: Associate Professor Yi-Jia Tsai became the fifth head of the department.
2018: Associate Professor Yin-chun Cheng became the sixth head of the department.