Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon
Diocese of Incheon Dioecesis Inchonensis 인천교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Incheon, part of Gyeonggi |
Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
Metropolitan | Seoul |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,099 km2 (424 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 4,391,587 521,690 (11.9%) |
Parishes | 128 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 6 June 1961 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Paul in Incheon |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
Map | |
Website | |
caincheon.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon (Latin: Dioecesis Inchonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Incheon, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.
History[]
On 6 June 1961 Pope John XXIII erected as an Apostolic Vicariate of Incheon. It was elevated to a diocese the next year on 10 March. The seat is .[1][2]
Leadership[]
Ordinaries[]
Apostolic Vicars of Inch’on[]
- William John McNaughton, M.M. (1961–1962)
Bishops of Incheon[]
- William John McNaughton, M.M. (1962–2002)
- Boniface Choi Ki-San (2002–2016)
- (2016–present)
Coadjutor Bishops[]
- Boniface Choi Ki-San (1999–2002)
Auxiliary Bishops[]
- John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2010–2016)[3]
References[]
- ^ "Diocese of Incheon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Diocese of Incheon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul" retrieved November 7, 2015
Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 126°43′01″E / 37.4500°N 126.7170°E
Categories:
- Christian organizations established in 1961
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic dioceses in South Korea
- Incheon
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul
- Roman Catholic bishops of Incheon
- Asian Roman Catholic diocese stubs