A supported palladium catalyst, comprising a support, and palladium and a modifying component supported on the support, wherein the support is selected from refractory metal oxides, silicon oxide, activated carbon, or combinations thereof, and the modifying component is selected from Bi, Sb, Pb, Sn, Zn, W, Mn, Si, Re, Group VIII elements other than palladium, alkali metal elements, alkaline earth metal elements, Group IIIA elements, Group IB elements, rare earth elements, halogen elements, or combinations thereof, wherein according to an analysis on in-situ infrared spectroscopy of pyrrole adsorption carried out at 40° C., the catalyst exhibits absorption peak(s) in the range of 3251-3410 cm−1, preferably in the range of 3350-3400 cm−1.