Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
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Diocese of Wonju Dioecesis Voniuensis 원주교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Southern part of Gangwon |
Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
Metropolitan | Seoul |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,186 km2 (3,161 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 862,305 79,402 (9.0%) |
Parishes | 53 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 March 1965 (59 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Basil Cho Kyu-man |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
Map | |
Website | |
wjcatholic.or.kr |
The Catholic Diocese of Wonju (Latin: Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.
History
On 22 March 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969.[1][2] The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation in 1970.
Leadership
Ordinaries
- Daniel Tji Hak-soun (1965–1993)
- James Kim Ji-seok (1993–2016)
- Basil Cho Kyu-man (2016–present)
Coadjutor Bishops
- James Kim Ji-seok (1990–1993)
Notes
- ^ "Diocese of Wonju". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Diocese of Wonju 원주". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
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