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Suffragan diocese Cheongju, South Korea

Diocese of Cheongju

Cheongiuen(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Naedeok-dong Cathedral of the Holy Family, Cheongju, in Cheongju, South Korea.

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Established
1958
Catholics
171,875
Priests
192
Territory
5,742 km²

Parishes and churches

82 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Simon Kim Jong-gang
Born
2 January 1965
Birthplace
Cheongju

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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.

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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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