Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju

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Diocese of Wonju

Dioecesis Voniuensis

원주교구
Location
Country South Korea
TerritorySouthern part of Gangwon
Ecclesiastical province Seoul
Metropolitan Seoul
Statistics
Area8,186 km2 (3,161 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
862,305
79,402 (9.0%)
Parishes53
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established22 March 1965 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map
Diocese of Wonju.svg
Website
wjcatholic.or.kr

The Catholic Diocese of Wonju (Latin : Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.

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History

On 22 March 1965, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969. [1] [2] The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation in 1970.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Coadjutor Bishops

Notes

  1. "Diocese of Wonju". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. "Diocese of Wonju 원주". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

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