Diocese of Cheongju
Cheongiuen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Cheongju, South Korea
Latin-rite diocese in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, erected as an apostolic vicariate by Pius XII in 1958 and elevated to diocese by John XXIII on March 10, 1962. It is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Daegu, with its seat at the Naedeok-dong Cathedral of the Holy Family in Cheongju.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 March 1962
- Latin
- Cheongiuen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001119
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 171,875
- Population
- 1,427,785
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 12.0%
- Priests
- 192
- Catholics per priest
- 895
- Extent
- 5,742 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 30
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Simon Kim Jong-gang
- Born
- 2 January 1965
- Birthplace
- Cheongju
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Naedeok-dong Cathedral of the Holy Family, Cheongju stands in Cheongju, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Daegu
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Daegu.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of DaeguDaegu
- Diocese of AndongAndong
- Diocese of BusanBusan
- Diocese of MasanMasan
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in Cheongju, South Korea, the Diocese of Cheongju (Latin: Dioecesis Cheongiuensis) belongs to the Latin Church of the Catholic Church and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. Gabriel Chang Bong-hun, appointed in 1999, is the current bishop.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.