Diocese of Andong

Diocese of Andong Dioecesis Andongensis 안동교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Northern part of North Gyeongsang
Ecclesiastical province	Daegu
Metropolitan	Daegu
Statistics
Area	10,781 km2 (4,163 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2017) 717,858 51,359 (7.2%)
Parishes	38
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	29 May 1969 (56 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Andong
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	John Chrisostom Kwon Hyeok-ju
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil
Map
Website
acatholic.or.kr

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong (Latin : Dioecesis Andongensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Andong, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu.

History

On 29 May 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Andong from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Daegu and the Diocese of Wonju. ^{[1] [2]}

Ordinaries

• René Marie Albert Dupont (1969–1990) ^[3]
• Ignatius Pak Sok-hi (1990–2000)
• John Chrisostom Kwon Hyeok-ju (2001–present)

References

1. "Diocese of Andong". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
2. "Diocese of Andong". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
3. "Bishop René Marie Albert Dupont [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-29.

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