Diocese of Wonju
| Diocese of Wonju | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Seoul |
| Diocesan bishop | Basil Cho Kyu-man |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | James Kim Ji-seok |
| founding | 1965 |
| surface | 8,186 km² |
| Parishes | 47 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 830.280 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 73,838 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 8.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 85 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 869 |
| Friars | 2 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 232 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Korean |
| Website | www.wjcatholic.or.kr |
The Diocese of Wonju ( lat. : Dioecesis Voniuensis , kor. : 천주교 원주 교구 ) is in South Korea location Roman Catholic diocese based in Wonju .
history
The diocese of Wonju was on March 22, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Fidei propagandae from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Chuncheon and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Seoul as a suffragan . On May 29, 1969, the Wonju diocese gave parts of its territory to establish the Andong diocese .
Bishops of Wonju
- Daniel Tji Hak Soun , 1965-1993
- James Kim Ji-seok , 1993-2016
- Basil Cho Kyu-man , since 2016
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Fidei propagandae , AAS 58 (1966), n.2, p. 126f.