Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong
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Diocese of Andong Dioecesis Andongensis 안동교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Northern part of North Gyeongsang |
Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
Metropolitan | Daegu |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,781 km2 (4,163 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 717,858 51,359 (7.2%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 29 May 1969 (55 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Andong |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Chrisostom Kwon Hyeok-ju |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil |
Bishops emeritus | René Dupont |
Map | |
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Website | |
acatholic.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong (Latin: Dioecesis Andongensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Andong, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu.
History
On 29 May 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Andong from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Daegu and the Diocese of Wonju.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- René Marie Albert Dupont (1969–1990)[3]
- Ignatius Pak Sok-hi (1990–2000)
- John Chrisostom Kwon Hyeok-ju (2001–present)
References
- ^ "Diocese of Andong". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Diocese of Andong". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Bishop René Marie Albert Dupont [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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