Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul
Archdiocese of Seoul Archidioecesis Seulum 서울 대교구 | |
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 Myeong-dong Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary and St. Nicholas | |
| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 606 km2 (234 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 10,464,000 1,417,695 (13.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and St Nicholas in Seoul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Sou-jeong |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Ch’unch’on Diocese of Daejeon Diocese of Hamhung Diocese of Incheon Diocese of Pyongyang Diocese of Suwon Diocese of Uijeongbu Diocese of Wonju |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Basil Cho Kyu-man Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon Peter Chung Soon-taek |
| Bishops emeritus | Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus (2006-2012) |
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The Archdiocese of Seoul (Latin: Archidioecesis Seulum, Korean: 서울 대교구) is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church comprising Seoul, South Korea. It is led by the prelature of the Archbishop of Seoul, the Metropolitan bishop, whose seat is at Myeongdong Cathedral in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul.
As the episcopal see is the oldest one in South Korea and that of its capital city, he is often considered to be the primate of South Korea, though the title has not been granted by the Holy See.
The see was erected on September 9, 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI, who created the Vicariate Apostolic of Corea from the Diocese of Peking. It was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Seoul on April 8, 1911 when the see of Daegu became independent, and renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Seul in 1950. It was promoted to archdiocesan status on March 10, 1962.[1]
The Archbishop of Seoul is also the Apostolic Administrator in the Diocese of Pyongyang.
The following is the list of the bishops and the archbishops of Seoul.
List of leaders
Bishops of Korea
- Barthélemy Bruguière (1831–1835)
- St. Laurent Imbert (1836–1839)
- Jean J. Ferréol (1843–1853)
- St. Simeon Berneux (1854–1866)
- St. Antoine Daveluy (1866)
- Felix Ridel (1869–1884)
- Jean M. Blanc (1884–1890)
- August Mutel (1890–1911)
Bishops of Seoul
- August Mutel (1911–1933)
- Adrien Larribeau (1933–1940)
- Paul Roh Ki-nam (1940–1962)
Archbishops of Seoul
- Paul Roh Ki-nam (1962–1967)
- Victor Yoon Gong-hee (1967–1968)-Apostolic Administrator
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1968–1998)
- Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk (1998–2012)
- Andrew Yeom Sou-jeong (2012–Present)
Vicar General
- Peter Kang Woo-il (1 December 2001 - 28 July 2002)
- Andrew Yeom Sou-jeong (2 October 2002 - 10 May 2012)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Paul Kim Ok-kyun (23 March 1985 - 21 December 1985)
- Peter Kang Woo-il (21 December 1985 - 1 December 2001)
- Andrew Yeom Sou-jeong (1 December 2001 - 2 October 2002)
- Basil Cho Kyu-man (3 January 2006 - Present)
- Peter Chung Soon-taek (5 February 2014 - Present)
- Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon (5 February 2014 - Present)
See also
References
- ^ "Archdiocese of Seoul". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
External links
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