Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeonju
Diocese of Jeonju Dioecesis Ieoniuensis 전주교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Territory | North Jeolla |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gwangju |
| Metropolitan | Gwangju |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,854,607 198,615 (10.7%) |
| Parishes | 96 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 April 1937 (87 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Jeonju |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Kim Son-tae |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hyginus Kim Hee-jong |
| Bishops emeritus | Vincent Ri Pyung-ho |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| jcatholic.or.kr | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeonju (Latin: Dioecesis Ieoniuensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju, South Korea, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its episcopal see is Joongang Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Jeonju 전주시, Jeollabuk-do 전라북도 It also has a former cathedral, now Jeondong Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Jeonju.[1]
History
- Established on 13 April 1937 by Pope Pius XI as the Apostolic Prefecture of Zenshu, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Taiku
- Renamed on 12 July 1950 by Pope Pius XII as Apostolic Prefecture of Jeonju 전주 / Chŏnju / 全州 (正體中文) / Ieoniuen(sis) (Latin)
- Promoted on 21 January 1957 as Apostolic Vicariate of Jeonju 전주 / Chŏnju / 全州 (正體中文) / Ieoniuen(sis) (Latin), hence entitled to a titular bishop.
- Promoted again by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962 as Diocese of Jeonju 전주 / Chŏnju / 全州 (正體中文) / Ieoniuen(sis) (Latin) [1]
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 190,465 Catholics (10.2% of 1,872,965 total) on 8,066 km² in 93 parishes and 5 missions with 213 priests (209 diocesan, 4 religious), 341 lay religious (7 brothers, 334 sisters) and 42 seminarians.[1]
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Zenshu
- Stephen Kim Yang-hong (1937–1941)
- Paul Jae-yong Ju (1941–1946)
- Bartolomeo Hyun-bae Kim (1947–1950)
Apostolic Prefects of Jeonju
- Bartolomeo Hyun-bae Kim (1950–1957)
Apostolic Vicars of Jeonju
- Bartolomeo Hyun-bae Kim (1957–1960)
- Peter Han Kong-ryel (1961–1962)
Bishops of Jeonju
- Peter Han Kong-ryel (1962–1971), appointed Archbishop of Gwangju
- Augustine Jae-deok Kim (1973–1981)
- Michael Pak Jeong-il (1982–1988), appointed Bishop of Masan
- Vincent Ri Pyung-ho (1990–2017)
- John Kim Son-tae (2017–present)[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Diocese of Jeonju". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2017/03/14/0152/00356.html
Sources and external links
- GCatholic, with Google map and satellite photo - data for all sections
- Catholic-Hierarchy - Diocese of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju
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