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(Redirected from Diocese of Incheon) Roman Catholic diocese in South Korea
Diocese of Incheon
Dioecesis Inchonensis
인천교구
Cathedral of St. Paul
Location
Country South Korea
TerritoryIncheon, part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
MetropolitanSeoul
Statistics
Area1,099 km (424 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
4,391,587
521,690 (11.9%)
Parishes128
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established6 June 1961 (63 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Paul in Incheon
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohn Baptist Jung Shin-chul
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map
Website
caincheon.or.kr

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon (Latin: Dioecesis Inchonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church 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 Dapdong Cathedral.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Inch’on

Bishops of Incheon

Coadjutor Bishops

  • Boniface Choi Ki-San (1999–2002)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2010–2016)

References

  1. "Diocese of Incheon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. "Diocese of Incheon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul" retrieved November 7, 2015
Catholic dioceses in Korea
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea
Province of Gwangju
Province of Seoul
Province of Daegu
Others

37°27′00″N 126°43′01″E / 37.4500°N 126.7170°E / 37.4500; 126.7170


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