Bishopric of Incheon
| Bishopric of Incheon | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Seoul |
| Diocesan bishop | John Baptist Jung Shin-chul |
| founding | June 6, 1961 |
| surface | 1,099 km² |
| Parishes | 118 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 4,516,050 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 465,496 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 10.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 247 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 46 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,589 |
| Friars | 138 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 631 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Korean |
| cathedral | Dapdong Cathedral |
| Website | www.cainchon.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon ( lat. : Dioecesis Inchonensis , kor. : 천주교 인천 교구 ) is in South Korea location Roman Catholic diocese , based in Incheon .
history
The diocese of Incheon was on June 6, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Coreanae nationis orae from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Seoul as Apostolic Vicariate Inch'on . On March 10, 1962, the Vicariate Apostolic Inch'on by John XXIII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Fertile Evangelii and renamed the diocese of Incheon . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Seoul as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Inch'on
- William John McNaughton MM , 1961-1962
Bishops of Incheon
- William John McNaughton MM, 1962-2002
- Boniface Choi Ki-san , 2002–2016
- John Baptist Jung Shin-chul , since 2016
Auxiliary Bishop at Incheon
- John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2010-2016)
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Incheon (Korean)
- Entry on Diocese of Incheon on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
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