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Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju

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

Dioecesis Voniuensis

원주교구
Location
CountrySouth Korea
TerritorySouthern part of Gangwon
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
MetropolitanSeoul
Statistics
Area8,186 km2 (3,161 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
862,305
79,402 (9.0%)
Parishes53
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 March 1965 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBasil Cho Kyu-man
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map
Website
wjcatholic.or.kr

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

History

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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.

Leadership

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Ordinaries

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Coadjutor Bishops

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  • James Kim Ji-seok (1990–1993)

Notes

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

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