Diocese of Andong Dioecesis Andongensis 안동교구 | |
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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 (including non-members) | (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 (53 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Andong |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Chrisostom Kwon Hyeok-ju |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil |
Bishops emeritus | René Dupont |
Map | |
Website | |
acatholic.or.kr |
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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]
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