Diocese of Suwon
| Diocese of Suwon | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Seoul |
| Diocesan bishop | Mathias Ri Long-hoon |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Linus Lee Seong-hyo John Moon Hee Jong |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paul Choi Duk-ki |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 5,371 km² |
| Parishes | 202 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 7,721,286 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 825.735 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 10.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 407 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 74 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,717 |
| Friars | 163 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,540 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Korean |
| cathedral | Jeongjadong Cathedral |
| Website | www.casuwon.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon ( lat. : Dioecesis Suvonensis , kor. : 천주교 수원 교구 ) is in South Korea location Roman Catholic diocese , based in Suwon .
history
The diocese of Suwon was on October 7, 1963 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Summi Pastoris from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Seoul and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Suwon
- Victorinus Youn Kong-hi , 1963–1973, then Archbishop of Gwangju
- Angelo Kim Nam-su , 1974-1997
- Paul Choi Duk-ki , 1997-2009
- Mathias Ri Iong-hoon , since 2009
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Suwon (Korean)
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)