Suffragan diocese Suwon, South Korea
Diocese of Suwon
Suvonen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese covering much of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, erected in 1963 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seoul. Its seat is Jeongja-dong Cathedral in Suwon, with Jowon-dong Cathedral also serving the see city. In December 2025 Pope Leo XIV appointed Germanus Kwak Jin-sang as auxiliary bishop of the diocese.
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- Established
- 1963
- Catholics
- 928,650
- Priests
- 575
- Territory
- 5,371 km²
Parishes and churches
222 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 모현성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 목감성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 문호리성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 미리내성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 미사강변성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 미양성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 반월성성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 발안성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 배곧성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 백암성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 버드내성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 벌말성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 범계성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 별양동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 병점성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 보라동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 보정성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 본오동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 봉담성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 부곡동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 북수동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 북여주성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 분당구미동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 분당성루카성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 분당성마태오성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 분당성요한성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 분당야탑동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 분당이매동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 비봉성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 비산동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Matthias Ri Iong-hoon
- Born
- 13 September 1951
- Birthplace
- Hwaseong
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The cathedral
Jeongja-dong Cathedral, Suwon stands in Suwon, 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.
History
Pope Paul VI erected the see of Suwon on October 7, 1963, carving its territory from the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which it remains suffragan. A particular church of the Latin Church, the Diocese of Suwon (Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) has its bishop's seat at Jeongjadong Cathedral in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
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