Diocese of Incheon
Incheonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Incheon, South Korea
Latin-rite diocese (Dioecesis Inchonensis) located in Incheon, South Korea, elevated to diocese in 1962 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seoul. Its seat is Dapdong Cathedral in Incheon. Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul has led the diocese since his appointment on November 10, 2016.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 March 1962
- Latin
- Incheonen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001661
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 521,690
- Population
- 4,391,587
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 11.9%
- Priests
- 373
- Catholics per priest
- 1,399
- Extent
- 1,099 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 475
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
- John Baptist Jung Shin-chul
- Born
- 22 October 1964
- Birthplace
- Incheon
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
Dapdong Cathedral, Incheon stands in Incheon, 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 Seoul
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Seoul.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of SeoulSeoul
- Diocese of ChuncheonChuncheon
- Diocese of DaejeonDaejeon
- Diocese of HamhƒngHamhƒng
- Diocese of P'yŏng-yangP'yŏng-yang
- Diocese of SuwonSuwon
- Diocese of UijeongbuUijeongbu
- Diocese of WonjuWonju
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in Incheon, South Korea, the Diocese of Incheon (Latin: Dioecesis Inchonensis) belongs to the Latin Church of the Catholic Church and serves as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Seoul.
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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.