Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong

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Diocese of Andong

Dioecesis Andongensis

안동교구
Location
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
TerritoryNorthern part of North Gyeongsang
Ecclesiastical province Daegu
Metropolitan Daegu
Statistics
Area10,781 km2 (4,163 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
717,858
51,359 (7.2%)
Parishes38
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established29 May 1969 (55 years ago)
CathedralCathedral 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
Diocese of Andong.svg
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.

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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]

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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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