Diocese of Wonju
Voniuen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Wonju, South Korea
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 March 1965
- Latin
- Voniuen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000165
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 79,402
- Population
- 862,305
- Catholic share
- 9.2%
- Priests
- 104
- Catholics per priest
- 763
- Extent
- 8,186 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.7
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Basil Cho Kyu-man
- Born
- 8 June 1955
- Birthplace
- Pochon
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
The province of Seoul
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Seoul.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of SeoulSeoul
- Diocese of ChuncheonChuncheon
- Diocese of DaejeonDaejeon
- Diocese of HamhƒngHamhƒng
- Diocese of IncheonIncheon
- Diocese of P'yŏng-yangP'yŏng-yang
- Diocese of SuwonSuwon
- Diocese of UijeongbuUijeongbu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].