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
- William John McNaughton, M.M. (1961–1962)
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."Diocese of Incheon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- 2."Diocese of Incheon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- 3.Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul" retrieved November 7, 2015