Diocese of Suwon Dioecesis Suvonensis 수원 교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Southern part of Gyeonggi |
Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
Metropolitan | Seoul |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 8,417,575 928,650 (10.9%) |
Parishes | 218 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 7 October 1963 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph |
Patron saint | Queen of Peace |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Matthias Ri Iong-hoon |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Chung Soon-taick |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Linus Lee Seong-hyo John Moon Hee-jong |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Choi Deok-ki |
Map | |
Website | |
casuwon.or.kr |
The Diocese of Suwon ( Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The seat of the Bishop of Suwon is at Jeongjadong Cathedral in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Pope Paul VI created the episcopal see on October 7, 1963. The territory had previously been part of the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which Suwon is suffragan. [1] [2]
Diocese of Suwon Dioecesis Suvonensis 수원 교구 | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Southern part of Gyeonggi |
Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
Metropolitan | Seoul |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 8,417,575 928,650 (10.9%) |
Parishes | 218 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 7 October 1963 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph |
Patron saint | Queen of Peace |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Matthias Ri Iong-hoon |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Chung Soon-taick |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Linus Lee Seong-hyo John Moon Hee-jong |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Choi Deok-ki |
Map | |
Website | |
casuwon.or.kr |
The Diocese of Suwon ( Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The seat of the Bishop of Suwon is at Jeongjadong Cathedral in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Pope Paul VI created the episcopal see on October 7, 1963. The territory had previously been part of the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which Suwon is suffragan. [1] [2]