Diocese of Incheon

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon (Latin: Dioecesis Inchonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Incheon, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.

History

On 6 June 1961 Pope John XXIII erected as an Apostolic Vicariate of Incheon. It was elevated to a diocese the next year on 10 March. The seat is Dapdong Cathedral.[1][2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Inch’on

Bishops of Incheon

  • William John McNaughton, M.M. (1962–2002)
  • Boniface Choi Ki-San (2002–2016)
  • John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2016–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

  • Boniface Choi Ki-San (1999–2002)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2010–2016)[3]

References

  1. 1."Diocese of Incheon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. 2."Diocese of Incheon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. 3.Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul" retrieved November 7, 2015