Military Ordinariate of Corea
Military ordinariate · Latin Church · Corea, South Korea
Military ordinariate of the Catholic Church serving members of the armed forces of South Korea and their families, established in 1989. Bishop Titus Seo Sang-bum has led the ordinariate since February 2, 2021, succeeding Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.
The see
- Rank
- Military ordinariate
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 23 October 1989
- Patron
- Ignatius of Loyola
- Annuario code
- 001000350
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 87,093
- Priests
- 107
- Catholics per priest
- 814
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
- Titus Seo Sang-bum
- Born
- 6 February 1961
- Birthplace
- Mia
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
Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Yongsan-gu, Seoul stands in Corea, 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.
History
Catholics serving in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Armed Forces, together with their families, receive pastoral care through the Military Ordinariate of Korea, a military ordinariate of the Catholic Church immediately subject to the Holy See.
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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.