Diocese of Incheon
| Diocese of Incheon Dioecesis Inchonensis 인천교구 | |
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| Cathedral of St. Paul
Cathedral of St. Paul
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| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Territory | Incheon, part of Gyeonggi |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
| Metropolitan | Seoul |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,099 km2 (424 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2017) 4,391,587 521,690 (11.9%) |
| Parishes | 128 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 6 June 1961 (65 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Paul in Incheon |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | John Baptist Jung Shin-chul |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| caincheon.or.kr | |
Diocese of Incheon — 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]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[4]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul
External links
References
- Back to citation "Diocese of Incheon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- Back to citation "Diocese of Incheon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- Back to citation Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul" retrieved November 7, 2015
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon, official website