Diocese of Incheon Dioecesis Inchonensis 인천교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Incheon, part of Gyeonggi |
Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
Metropolitan | Seoul |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,099 km2 (424 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 4,391,587 521,690 (11.9%) |
Parishes | 128 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 6 June 1961 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Paul in Incheon |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Baptist Jung Shin-chul |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
Map | |
Website | |
caincheon.or.kr |
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