Roman Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu

Diocese of Uijeongbu Dioecesis Uiiongbuensis 의정부교구
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Northern part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	2,594 km2 (1,002 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2017) 3,141,806 315,620 (10.3%)
Parishes	81
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	24 June 2004
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Bishops emeritus	, S.J.
Map
Website
ucatholic.or.kr

The Diocese of Uijeongbu, also romanized Uijongbu, is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in South Korea. It is the newest diocese in South Korea, erected from the Archdiocese of Seoul on June 24, 2004 by the orders of Pope John Paul II, and a suffragan diocese of the same. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do.

Bishops of Uijungbu[]

• (2004–2010)
• Peter Lee Ki-heon (2010–present)

References[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 37°44′17″N 127°02′02″E / 37.73806°N 127.03389°E / 37.73806; 127.03389

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