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Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeonju
Roman Catholic diocese in South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Jeonju (Latin: Dioecesis Ieoniuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
Quick Facts Diocese of JeonjuDioecesis Ieoniuensis 전주교구, Location ...
Diocese of Jeonju Dioecesis Ieoniuensis 전주교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | North Jeolla |
Ecclesiastical province | Gwangju |
Metropolitan | Gwangju |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,854,607 201,690 (11.1%) |
Parishes | 96 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 April 1937 (87 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Jeonju |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Kim Son-tae |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Hyginus Kim Hee-jong |
Bishops emeritus | Vincent Ri Pyung-ho |
Map | |
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Website | |
jcatholic.or.kr |
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Its cathedra is in the Joongang Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the episcopal see of Jeonju 전주시, Jeollabuk-do 전라북도. It also has a former cathedral, now Jeondong Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Jeonju. Both are named for the Sacred Heart of Jesus.[1]