Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Cheju

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeju

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeju

Roman Catholic diocese in South Korea

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeju (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 Dicastery for Evangelization. Its episcopal see and mother church is Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Jeju City.

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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 the Archdiocese of Gwangju.

It 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.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Coadjutor Bishops

  • Pius Moon Chang-woo (15 August 2017 – 22 November 2020)[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Diocese of Jeju". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. [2]
    Heo Ho-jun (2020-11-18). "퇴임하는 강우일 주교 "평화 위한 일에 동참해달라"" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. [3]
    "Rinunce e nomine, 22.11.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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