Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon explained

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]

Leadership

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Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishops

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese of Suwon. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2014-02-13.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Suwon 수원. Giga Catholic. 2014-02-13.
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bleesh.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo"
  4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmhj.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Moon Hee Jong"