Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju

Diocese of Wonju Dioecesis Voniuensis 원주교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Southern part of Gangwon
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	8,186 km2 (3,161 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2017) 862,305 79,402 (9.0%)
Parishes	53
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	22 March 1965 (56 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map
Website
wjcatholic.or.kr

The Catholic Diocese of Wonju (Latin: Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.

History[]

On 22 March 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969.^[1][2] The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of in 1970.

Leadership[]

Ordinaries[]

• Daniel Tji Hak-soun (1965–1993)
• James Kim Ji-seok (1993–2016)
• (2016–present)

Coadjutor Bishops[]

• James Kim Ji-seok (1990–1993)

Notes[]

Coordinates: 37°20′00″N 127°55′01″E / 37.3333°N 127.9170°E / 37.3333; 127.9170

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