Archdiocese of Gwangju

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Archdiocese of Gwangju
Map of the Archdiocese of Gwangju
Basic data
Country South Korea
Diocesan bishop Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Auxiliary bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn
Emeritus diocesan bishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou
Victorinus Youn Kong-hi
founding 1962
surface 12,596 km²
Parishes 119 (2010 / AP2011 )
Residents 3,373,315 (2010 / AP2011 )
Catholics 329.951 (2010 / AP2011 )
proportion of 9.8%
Diocesan priest 211 (2010 / AP2011 )
Religious priest 59 (2010 / AP2011 )
Catholics per priest 1,222
Friars 178 (2010 / AP2011 )
Religious sisters 544 (2010 / AP2011 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Korean
cathedral Im-dong Cathedral
address Diocesan Office
Puk-gu-Im-dong 5-32
Kwangju 500-010
Pukkwangju PO Box 28
Kwangju 500-600
Korea
Website www.kjcatholic.or.kr
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Cheju
Diocese of Jeonju

The Archdiocese of Gwangju , Kwangju also, ( lat. : Archidioecesis Kvangiuensis , kor. : 천주교 광주 대교구 ) is in the southwest of South Korea located Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church , located in Gwangju .

history

The Archdiocese of Gwangju was founded on April 13, 1937 by Pope Pius XI. established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kwoszu . The first prefect was Eugenio MacPolin SSCME . In 1950 the prefecture was renamed Gwangju Apostolic Prefecture ; 1957 took place by Pope Pius XII. the conversion to the Apostolic Vicariate Gwangju. John XXIII raised the vicariate to today's Archdiocese of Gwangju on March 10, 1962.

On June 28, 1971 there was land for the Cheju Apostolic Prefecture .

The dioceses of Cheju and Jeonju were affiliated as suffragans.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects and Vicars

Archbishops

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