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.
Diocese of Suwon Dioecesis Suvonensis 수원 교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Territory | Southern part of Gyeonggi |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
| Metropolitan | Seoul |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 8,417,575 928,650 (10.9%) |
| Parishes | 218 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 October 1963 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph |
| Patron saint | Queen of Peace |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Matthias Ri Iong-hoon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Chung Soon-taick |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Linus Lee Seong-hyo John Moon Hee-jong |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Choi Deok-ki |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| casuwon.or.kr | |
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 edit
Ordinaries edit
- Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (1963–1973), appointed Archbishop of Gwangju
- Angelo Kim Nam-su (1974–1997)
- Paul Choi Deok-ki (1997–2009)
- Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2009–present)
Coadjutor Bishops edit
- Paul Choi Deok-ki (1996–1997)
- Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2008–2009)
Auxiliary Bishops edit
- Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2003–2008)
- Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2011–present)[3]
- John Moon Hee-jong (2015–present)[4]
References edit
- ^ "Diocese of Suwon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Diocese of Suwon 수원". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo" retrieved November 7, 2015
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Moon Hee Jong" retrieved November 7, 2015