Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeonju

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Diocese of Jeonju

Dioecesis Ieoniuensis

전주교구
Location
Country South Korea
Territory North Jeolla
Ecclesiastical province Gwangju
Metropolitan Gwangju
Statistics
Area8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
1,854,607
201,690 (11.1%)
Parishes96
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established13 April 1937 (86 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Jeonju
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop John Kim Son-tae
Metropolitan Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Bishops emeritus Vincent Ri Pyung-ho
Map
Diocese of Jeonju.svg
Website
jcatholic.or.kr

The Diocese of Jeonju (Latin : Dioecesis Ieoniuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.

Contents

Its cathedra is in the Joongang Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the episcopal see of Jeonju 전주시, Jeollabuk-do 전라북도. It also has a former cathedral, now Jeondong Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Jeonju. Both are named for the Sacred Heart of Jesus. [1]

History

Statistics

As of 2014, it pastorally served 190,465 Catholics (10.2% of 1,872,965 total) on 8,066 km2 in 93 parishes and 5 missions with 213 priests (209 diocesan, 4 religious), 341 lay religious (7 brothers, 334 sisters) and 42 seminarians. [1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Zenshu

Apostolic Prefects of Jeonju

Apostolic Vicars of Jeonju

Bishops of Jeonju

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diocese of Jeonju". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. "Rinunce e nomine".

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