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Suffragan diocese Wonju, South Korea

Diocese of Wonju

Voniuen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea, established by Pope Paul VI on March 22, 1965 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seoul. Its seat is the Wondong Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju. Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man has led the diocese since 2016.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Wondong Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Wonju, in Wonju, South Korea.

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Established
1965
Catholics
79,402
Priests
104
Territory
8,186 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Basil Cho Kyu-man
Born
8 June 1955
Birthplace
Pochon

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The cathedral

Wondong Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Wonju stands in Wonju, 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

Located in Wonju, South Korea, the Diocese of Wonju (Latin: Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seoul.