Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju

Roman Catholic diocese in South Korea

Diocese of Wonju Dioecesis Voniuensis 원주교구

Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Southern part of Gangwon
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	8,186 km (3,161 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2017) 862,305 79,402 (9.0%)
Parishes	53
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	22 March 1965 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in Wonju
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Basil Cho Kyu-man
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map

Website
wjcatholic.or.kr

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

History

On 22 March 1965, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969. The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation in 1970.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Daniel Tji Hak-soun (1965–1993)
James Kim Ji-seok (1993–2016)
Basil Cho Kyu-man (2016–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

James Kim Ji-seok (1990–1993)

Notes

"Diocese of Wonju". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
"Diocese of Wonju 원주". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

v t e Catholic dioceses in Korea
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea
Province of Gwangju	Archdiocese of Gwangju Diocese of Jeju Diocese of Jeonju
Province of Seoul	Archdiocese of Seoul Diocese of Chunchon Diocese of Daejeon Diocese of Hamhŭng Diocese of Incheon Diocese of P’yŏngyang Diocese of Suwon Diocese of Uijeongbu Diocese of Wonju
Province of Daegu	Archdiocese of Daegu Diocese of Andong Diocese of Cheongju Diocese of Masan Diocese of Busan
Others	Military Ordinariate of Korea (South Korea) Territorial Abbey of Tŏkwon
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