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.
Diocese of Incheon Dioecesis Inchonensis 인천교구 | |
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 Cathedral of St. Paul | |
| 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 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Paul in Incheon |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Baptist Jung Shin-chul |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| caincheon.or.kr | |
History
editOn 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
editOrdinaries
editApostolic Vicars of Inch’on
edit- William John McNaughton, M.M. (1961–1962)
Bishops of Incheon
edit- William John McNaughton, M.M. (1962–2002)
- Boniface Choi Ki-San (2002–2016)
- John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2016–present)
Coadjutor Bishops
edit- Boniface Choi Ki-San (1999–2002)
Auxiliary Bishops
edit- John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2010–2016)[3]
References
edit- ^ "Diocese of Incheon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Diocese of Incheon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul" retrieved November 7, 2015
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