Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon

Diocese of Suwon
Dioecesis Suvonensis
수원 교구
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 Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 7 October 1963 (53 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Masan
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Auxiliary Bishops Linus Lee Seong-hyo
John Moon Hee Jong
Emeritus Bishops Paul Deok-ki Choi Bishop Emeritus (1997-2009)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

  1. Victor Gong-hee Yoon (1963-1974)
  2. Angelo Nam-soo Kim (1974-1997)
  3. Paul Deok-ki Choi (1997-2009)
  4. Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (2009-present)

Auxiliary Bishops

  1. Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2011-present)[3]
  2. John Moon Hee Jong (2015-present)[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Suwon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Suwon 수원". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo" retrieved November 7, 2015
  4. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Moon Hee Jong" retrieved November 7, 2015

Coordinates: 37°17′00″N 127°01′01″E / 37.2833°N 127.0170°E / 37.2833; 127.0170

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