Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheju

Diocese of Jeju
Dioecesis Cheiuensis
제주 교구
Location
Country  South Korea
Ecclesiastical province Gwangju
Metropolitan Gwangju
Statistics
Area 1,847 km2 (713 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
559,747
62,113 (11.1%)
Parishes 24
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 28 June 1971 (47 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary in Jeju Province
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Peter Woo-il Kang
Metropolitan Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee Jong
Emeritus Bishops Paul Chang-ryul Kim
Map
Website
www.diocesecheju.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheju (제주, also romanized Jeju, Latin: Dioecesis Cheiuensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju, South Korea, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its episcopal see and mother church is Cheju Joong-Ang Jungang Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, in Jeju City제주시, in Seoul-teukbyeolsi 서울특별시.

History

  • It was created on 28 June 1971 by Pope Paul VI as Apostolic Prefecture of Jeju 제주 / Cheju / 濟州 (正體中文) / Cheiuen(sis) (Latin), exempt, on territory split off from its (then future) Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Gwangju 광주)
  • The episcopal see was elevated on 21 March 1977, also by Pope Paul VI to Diocese of Jeju 제주 / Cheju / 濟州 (正體中文) / Cheiuen(sis) (Latin).[1]

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 71,845 Catholics (11.9% of 604,670 total) on 1,849 km² in 27 parishes with 51 priests (44 diocesan, 7 religious), 1 deacon, 110 lay religious (7 brothers, 103 sisters) and 17 seminarians.

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Prefecture of Jeju 제주
Suffragan Bishops of Jeju 제주
  • Michael Jung-il Park = Michael Pak Jeong-il (1977.04.15 – 1982.06.08), next Bishop of Jeonju 전주 (South Korea) (1982.06.08 – 1988.12.15), Bishop of Masan 마산 (South Korea) (1988.12.15 – retired 2002.11.11), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (1999 – 2002
  • Paul Chang-ryul Kim = Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol (1983.11.11 – retired 2002.07.20)
  • Peter Woo-il Kang = Peter Kang U-il (2002.07.20 – ...), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (2008.10.16 – 2014.10.30); previously Titular Bishop of Balecium (1985.12.21 – 2002.07.20) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) (1985.12.21 – 2002.07.20), Bishop of Jeju 제주 (South Korea) (2002.07.20 – ...)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Jeju". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.

Coordinates: 33°30′N 126°31′E / 33.500°N 126.517°E / 33.500; 126.517

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