Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon

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.

Diocese of Suwon

Dioecesis Suvonensis

수원 교구
Location
Country South Korea
TerritorySouthern part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
MetropolitanSeoul
Statistics
Area5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2017)
8,417,575
900,746 (10.7%)
Parishes213
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7 October 1963 (57 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph
Patron saintQueen of Peace
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMatthias Ri Iong-hoon
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrew Yeom Soo-jung
Auxiliary BishopsLinus Lee Seong-hyo
John Moon Hee-jong
Bishops emeritusPaul Choi Deok-ki
Map
Website
casuwon.or.kr

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]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Coadjutor Bishops
  • Paul Choi Deok-ki (1996–1997)
  • Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2008–2009)

Auxiliary Bishops
  • Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2003–2008)
  • Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2011–present)[3]
  • 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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.