Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Incheon
Latin:Dioecesis Inchonensis
Local:인천교구
Territory:Incheon, part of Gyeonggi
Province:Seoul
Metropolitan:Seoul
Area Km2:1,099
Population:4,391,587
Population As Of:2017
Catholics:521,690
Catholics Percent:11.9
Parishes:128
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:6 June 1961 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of St Paul in Incheon
Bishop:John Baptist Jung Shin-chul
Bishop Title:Bishop
Metro Archbishop:Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map:Diocese of Incheon.svg

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

History

On 6 June 1961 Pope John XXIII erected as an Apostolic Vicariate of Incheon. It was elevated to a diocese the next year on 10 March. The seat is Dapdong Cathedral.[1] [2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Inch’on

Bishops of Incheon

Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishops

References

37.45°N 126.717°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese of Incheon. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2014-02-12.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Incheon. Giga Catholic. 2014-02-12.
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjsc.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul"