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Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon

Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 126°43′01″E / 37.4500°N 126.7170°E / 37.4500; 126.7170
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Diocese of Incheon

Dioecesis Inchonensis

인천교구
Cathedral of St. Paul
Location
Country South Korea
TerritoryIncheon, part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
MetropolitanSeoul
Statistics
Area1,099 km2 (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

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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.[1][2]

Leadership

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Ordinaries

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Apostolic Vicars of Inch’on

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Bishops of Incheon

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Coadjutor Bishops

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  • Boniface Choi Ki-San (1999–2002)

Auxiliary Bishops

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  • John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2010–2016)[3]

References

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  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

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