Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon
Diocese of Suwon Dioecesis Suvonensis 수원 교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
| Metropolitan | Seoul |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 7,444,906 743,833 (10%) |
| Parishes | 191 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 October 1963 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mathias Ri Yong-hoon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Linus Lee Seong-hyo John Moon Hee Jong |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Deok-ki Choi Bishop Emeritus (1997-2009) |
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| Website | |
| casuwon.or.kr | |
The Diocese of Suwon (Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) is a particular church of the Latin Rite 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]
Ordinaries
- Victor Gong-hee Yoon (1963-1974)
- Angelo Nam-soo Kim (1974-1997)
- Paul Deok-ki Choi (1997-2009)
- Mathias Yong-hoon Ri (2009-present)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2011-present)[3]
- John Moon Hee-jong (2015-present)[4]
References
- ^ "Diocese of Suwon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Diocese of Suwon 수원". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo" retrieved November 7, 2015
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Moon Hee Jong" retrieved November 7, 2015
External links
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