Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
Roman Catholic diocese in South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Catholic Diocese of Wonju (Latin: Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.
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Diocese of Wonju Dioecesis Voniuensis 원주교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Southern part of Gangwon |
Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
Metropolitan | Seoul |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,186 km2 (3,161 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 862,305 79,402 (9.0%) |
Parishes | 53 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
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 | |
Website | |
wjcatholic.or.kr |
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