Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju

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.

Diocese of Wonju Dioecesis Voniuensis 원주교구
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

History

On 22 March 1965, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969.^[1][2] The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation in 1970.

Leadership

Ordinaries

• Daniel Tji Hak-soun (1965–1993)
• James Kim Ji-seok (1993–2016)
• Basil Cho Kyu-man (2016–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

• James Kim Ji-seok (1990–1993)

Notes

1. "Diocese of Wonju". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
2. "Diocese of Wonju 원주". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

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