Diocese of Cheongju
| Diocese of Cheongju | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Daegu |
| Diocesan bishop | Gabriel Chang Bong-hun |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 5,770 km² |
| Parishes | 61 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,328,398 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 134.181 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 10.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 115 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,091 |
| Friars | 82 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 399 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Korean |
| cathedral | Holy Family |
| Website | www.cdcj.or.kr |
The Diocese of Cheongju ( lat. : Dioecesis Cheongiuensis , kor. : 천주교 청주 교구 ) is in South Korea location Roman Catholic diocese , based in Cheongju .
history
The Diocese of Cheongju was on June 23, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Sacro suadente from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Seoul as Apostolic Vicariate Cheongju . On March 10, 1962, the Apostolic Vicariate Cheongju was by Pope John XXIII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Fertile Evangelii and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Daegu as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Cheongju
- James Vincent Pardy MM , 1958–1962
Bishops of Cheongju
- James Vincent Pardy MM, 1962-1969
- Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk , 1970–1998, then Archbishop of Seoul
- Gabriel Chang Bong-hun , since 1999
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Cheongju on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Homepage of the Diocese of Cheongju (English)