Diocese of Uijeongbu

Diocese of Uijeongbu Dioecesis Uiiongbuensis 의정부교구
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Northern part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	2,594 km2 (1,002 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2017) 3,141,806 315,620 (10.3%)
Parishes	81
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	24 June 2004
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Benedictus Son Hee-song (손희송 베네딕토)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.
Map
Website
ucatholic.or.kr

The Diocese of Uijeongbu (Latin: Dioecesis Uijongbunensis), also romanized Uijongbu, is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is the newest diocese in South Korea, erected from the Archdiocese of Seoul on June 24, 2004 by the orders of Pope John Paul II, and a suffragan diocese of the same. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do.

Bishops of Uijungbu

• Joseph Lee Han-taek (2004–2010)
• Peter Lee Ki-heon (2010–2024)
• Benedictus Son Hee-song (2024–present) ^[1]

References

1. Heo Jin-moo (2024-03-13). "교황, 제3대 의정부교구장에 손희송 주교 임명" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun . Retrieved 2024-03-30.

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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