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.
- 여주성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 연성성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 영통성령성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 영통성요셉성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 영통영덕성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 오목천동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 오산성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 오전동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 오포성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 와동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 왕곡성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 왕림성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 용문성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 용이동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 용인성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 용호성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 원곡성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 원삼성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 원천동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 월피동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 위례성데레사성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 율전동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 은계동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 은행동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 의왕성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 이천성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 이현성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 인계동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 인덕원성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 일월성당Town 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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