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.
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]