Roman Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu

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Diocese of Uijeongbu

Dioecesis Uiiongbuensis

의정부교구
Cathedrale du Sacre-Coeur de Marie - Uijeongbu.jpg
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Location
Country South Korea
TerritoryNorthern part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical province Seoul
Metropolitan Seoul
Statistics
Area2,594 km2 (1,002 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
3,141,806
315,620 (10.3%)
Parishes81
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established24 June 2004
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Benedictus Son Hee-song (손희송 베네딕토)
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Bishops emeritus Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.
Map
Diocese of Uijeongbu.svg
Website
ucatholic.or.kr

The Diocese of Uijeongbu (Latin: Dioecesis Uijongbunensis), also romanized Uijongbu, is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Roman 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

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