Daoist temples and communities in Europe

The oldest European Daoist community that still exists and is active is Chiesa Taoista d’Italia (Daoist Church of Italy), based in Caserta. It was founded in 1993 by Vincenzo di Ieso / Li Xuanzhong. Their Tempio Taoista della Suprema Armonia in Caserta was established in 2012.

In 1996, Shi Jing founded The British Daoist Association (BDA).

The French Daoist Association (Association Française Taoiste) was founded in 2001 by Dr. Karine Martin / Jingxiu. The “Wuming gong” temple in France was officially opened in May 2017.

The Spanish Daoist temple “Tempio de la Pureza y el Silencio/Qing Jing Gong” was founded in July 2005 by master Tian Chengyang. Today it is led by Pedro G. Murcia Casas / Li Liyong.

The Daoist Association in Switzerland, led by Fabrice Jordan / Ming Guang, was founded in 2007 under the name ATAOS.

The Portuguese Daoist Association (Associação Daoista de Portugal) was founded in 2010 by Jose Barreno / Huang Jingyun. The LaoZi Miao temple is also said to have been established in Lisbon during the same period.

The Belgian Daoist Association (L’Association taoïste de Belgique) was founded in 2011. It is led by Bernard De Poorter / Li Hong.

The German Daoist Association (Deutsche Daoistische Vereinigung) was founded in 2015 under the leadership of Liu Chengyong. In 2016, the “Yu Zhen Guan Dao-Temple” temple was established.

The Swiss Quanzhen Daoist Association (QuanZhen-dao Schweizerische daoismus Verein) was founded in 2017 and is led by Chao-Ying Rüdt-Wu (Wu Xin Hong).

The Slovenian Daoist Temple of Supreme Harmony, led by Jure Čeh / Yuan Weiqi, was registered as a religious community in the Republic of Slovenia in 2018.

The Europe Taoist Federation was registered in 2019 (Vincenzo di Ieso). In April 2023, representatives of five European Daoist associations or religious communities signed a letter of cooperation, thereby committing themselves to mutual connection and cooperation: Daoist Church of Italia, Spanish Daoist temple, Portugal Daoist Association, Slovenian Daoist Temple of Supreme Harmony, Association of Quanzhen Taoist in Switzerland.

The Russian Daoist Association (Даосская Ассоциация России) was founded in 2021 under the leadership of President Li Jia and Cheng Bohan.

The Belarusian Daoist Association (Белорусская даосистская ассоциация) was founded in March 2023 under the leadership of President Zhou Jinlong.

The Austrian Daoist Association (Österreichischer Taoismus Verein) was founded in March 2024 and is led by Chia-Ling Rischka and Kaiser-Sparl Emil.

The Liechtenstein Daoist Association (Taoisms Verein in Liechtenstein) was founded in July 2024 and is led by Hongyan Kong-Näff and Chao-Ying Rüdt-Wu.

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Data compiled by: Yuan Wei Qi