Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju

Diocese of Wonju
Dioecesis Voniuensis
원주 교구
Location
Country South Korea
Ecclesiastical province Seoul
Metropolitan Seoul
Statistics
Area 8,036 km2 (3,103 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2014)
830,280
73,538 (8.9%)
Parishes 47
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 22 March 1965 (53 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Catholic Diocese of Wonju (Latin: Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.

History

On 22 March 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969.[1][2] The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation in 1970.

Ordinaries

Notes

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Wonju". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Wonju 원주". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

Coordinates: 37°20′00″N 127°55′01″E / 37.3333°N 127.9170°E / 37.3333; 127.9170

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