Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju
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Diocese of Cheongju
Dioecesis Cheongiuensis
청주 교구
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
Metropolitan | Daegu |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,328,398 134,181 (10.1%) |
Parishes | 61 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 23 June 1958 (66 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Family in Cheongju |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gabriel Chang Bong-hun |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil |
Map | |
File:Diocese of Cheongju.svg | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju (Latin: Dioecesis Cheongiuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Cheongju, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Gabriel Chang Bong-hun, appointed in 1999.
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History
On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Cheongju. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- James Vincent Pardy, M.M. † (4 Jul 1958 Appointed - 17 Jun 1969 Resigned)
- Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk (25 Jun 1970 Appointed - 3 Apr 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Seoul)
- Gabriel Chang Bong-hun (3 Jun 1999 Appointed - )
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