Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Suwon | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Suvonensis |
Local: | 수원 교구 |
Territory: | Southern part of Gyeonggi |
Province: | Seoul |
Metropolitan: | Seoul |
Area Km2: | 5,371 |
Population: | 8,417,575 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Catholics: | 928,650 |
Catholics Percent: | 10.9 |
Parishes: | 218 |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 7 October 1963 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Joseph |
Patron: | Queen of Peace |
Bishop: | Matthias Ri Iong-hoon |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Metro Archbishop: | Peter Chung Soon-taick |
Auxiliary Bishops: | Linus Lee Seong-hyo John Moon Hee-jong |
Emeritus Bishops: | Paul Choi Deok-ki |
Map: | Diocese of Suwon.svg |
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]