Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeonju

Diocese of Jeonju Dioecesis Ieoniuensis 전주 교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Ecclesiastical province	Gwangju
Metropolitan	Gwangju
Statistics
Area	8,050 km2 (3,110 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,885,335 171,151 (9.1%)
Parishes	83
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 April 1937 (79 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Jeonju
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vincent Ri Pyung-ho
Metropolitan Archbishop	Hyginus Kim Hee Jong
Map
Website
www.jcatholic.or.kr

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeonju (Latin: Dioecesis Ieoniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Jeonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Gwangju.

History

On 13 April 1937 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Zenshu. Pope Pius XII changed its name to the Prefecture Apostolic of Chonju on 12 July 1950. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 21 January 1957. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.^[1][2]

Ordinaries

• Father Stephen Yang-hong Kim (1937-1941)-Apostolic Prefect
• Father Paul Jae-yong Ju (1941-1946)-Apostolic Prefect
• Bishop Bartolomeo Hyun-bae Kim (1947-1960)-Apostolic Prefect, later Vicar
• Bishop Peter Gong-ryul Han (1961-1971)-Apostolic Vicar, later Diocesan ordinary
• Bishop Augustine Jae-deok Kim (1973-1981)
• Bishop Michael Jung-il Park (1982-1988)
• Bishop Vincent Byung-ho Ree (1990-present)

References

Coordinates: 35°49′00″N 127°07′59″E / 35.8167°N 127.1330°E / 35.8167; 127.1330