Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon

Diocese of Suwon

Dioecesis Suvonensis

수원 교구
Location
Country South Korea
TerritorySouthern part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
MetropolitanSeoul
Statistics
Area5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2017)
  • 8,417,575
  • 928,650 (10.9%)
Parishes218
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7 October 1963 (61 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph
Patron saintQueen of Peace
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMatthias Ri Iong-hoon
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Chung Soon-taick
Auxiliary BishopsJohn Moon Hee-jong
Bishops emeritusPaul Choi Deok-ki
Map
Website
casuwon.or.kr

The Diocese of Suwon (Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The seat of the Bishop of Suwon is at Jeongjadong Cathedral in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Pope Paul VI created the episcopal see on October 7, 1963. The territory had previously been part of the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which Suwon is suffragan.[1][2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Coadjutor Bishops

  • Paul Choi Deok-ki (1996–1997)
  • Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2008–2009)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2003–2008)
  • Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2011–2024), appointed Bishop of Masan[3]
  • John Moon Hee-jong (2015–present)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Suwon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Suwon 수원". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. ^ Lee Su-ji (2024-12-22). "천주교 마산교구장에 이성효 주교" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Moon Hee Jong" retrieved November 7, 2015

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