Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
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Diocese of Wonju
Dioecesis Voniuensis
원주 교구
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| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
| Metropolitan | Seoul |
| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 830,280 73,538 (8.9%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 March 1965 (59 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Basil Cho Kyu-man |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
| Map | |
| File:Diocese of Wonju.svg | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Catholic Diocese of Wonju (Latin: Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.
History
On 22 March 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. The diocese lost territory four years later when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Daniel Tji Hak Soun (1965-1993)
- James Ji-seok Kim (1993-2016)
- Basil Cho Kyu-man (2016 - Present)
Notes
| Province of Gwangju | |
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| Province of Seoul | |
| Province of Daegu | |
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