Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju

Diocese of Cheongju Dioecesis Cheongiuensis 청주교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	North Chungcheong
Ecclesiastical province	Daegu
Metropolitan	Daegu
Statistics
Area	5,742 km2 (2,217 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2017) 1,427,785 171,875 (12.0%)
Parishes	79
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 June 1958 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Family in Cheongju
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju (Latin: Dioecesis Cheongiuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Cheongju, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Gabriel Chang Bong-hun, appointed in 1999.

History[]

On 23 June 1958, Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Cheongju. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.^[1][2]

Ordinaries[]

Apostolic Vicars of Cheongju[]

• James Vincent Pardy, M.M. (1958–1962)

Bishops of Cheongju[]

• James Vincent Pardy, M.M. (1962–1972)
• Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1970–1998), appointed Archbishop of Seoul
• (1999–present)

References[]

See also[]

• Catholic Church in South Korea

Coordinates: 36°38′00″N 127°28′59″E / 36.6333°N 127.4830°E / 36.6333; 127.4830

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