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Catholic Church in North Korea
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The Catholic Church in North Korea retains a community of several hundred adherents who practice under the supervision of the state-established Korean Catholic Association (KCA) rather than the Roman Catholic hierarchy. The dioceses of the Church have remained vacant since Christian persecutions in the late 1940s.[1][2] The most prominent congregation is that of Pyongyang, which meets at Changchung Cathedral. According to a KCA official, two other congregations exist. The state ideology of Juche has largely displaced Catholic faith, and full services are provided only to people with a Catholic family background.[3]
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Korean: 조선의 가톨릭 교회 | |
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Type | National polity |
Classification | Catholic |
Orientation | Asian Christianity, Latin |
Scripture | Bible |
Theology | Catholic theology |
Governance | Korean Catholic Association (de facto) Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (de jure) |
Pope | Francis |
President | Samuel Chang Jae-on (de facto) Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (de jure) |
Apostolic Nuncio | Alfred Xuereb |
Region | North Korea |
Language | Ecclesiastical Latin, Korean |
Headquarters | Pyongyang |
Origin | 27 December 1593 |
Other name(s) | 天主教 ("Religion of the Lord of Heaven") |
Official website | english |
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