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Metropolitan see Gwangju, South Korea

Archdiocese of Gwangju

Gvangiuen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese covering Gwangju metropolitan city and South Jeolla Province, one of the three metropolitan sees of the Catholic Church in Korea, elevated to archdiocese in 1962. Its seat is the Imdong Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Gwangju, with the Bukdong Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus also in the city. As of 2024 it counted 366,882 faithful.

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The address the register holds for Imdong Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Gwangju, in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Established
1962
Catholics
366,882
Priests
341
Territory
12,596 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Simon Ok Hyun-jin
Born
5 March 1968
Birthplace
Muan

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The cathedral

Imdong Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Gwangju stands in Gwangju, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Bukdong Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Gwangju.

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History

One of Korea's three metropolitan sees, the Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju (Latin: Archidioecesis Kvangiuensis, Hangul: 천주교 광주대교구) is a particular church of the Latin Church. Its territory takes in the city of Gwangju together with the whole of South Jeolla Province.

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