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Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon

Coordinates: 37°17′00″N 127°01′01″E / 37.2833°N 127.0170°E / 37.2833; 127.0170
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Diocese of Suwon

Dioecesis Suvonensis

수원 교구
Location
Country South Korea
TerritorySouthern part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
MetropolitanSeoul
Statistics
Area5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2017)
8,417,575
928,650 (10.9%)
Parishes218
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established7 October 1963 (61 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph
Patron saintQueen of Peace
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMatthias Ri Iong-hoon
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Chung Soon-taick
Auxiliary BishopsLinus Lee Seong-hyo
John Moon Hee-jong
Bishops emeritusPaul Choi Deok-ki
Map
Website
casuwon.or.kr

The Diocese of Suwon (Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The seat of the Bishop of Suwon is at Jeongjadong Cathedral in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Pope Paul VI created the episcopal see on October 7, 1963. The territory had previously been part of the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which Suwon is suffragan.[1][2]

Leadership

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Ordinaries

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Coadjutor Bishops

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  • Paul Choi Deok-ki (1996–1997)
  • Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2008–2009)

Auxiliary Bishops

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References

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Suwon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Suwon 수원". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo" retrieved November 7, 2015
  4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Moon Hee Jong" retrieved November 7, 2015
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37°17′00″N 127°01′01″E / 37.2833°N 127.0170°E / 37.2833; 127.0170

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