Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju

Diocese of Cheongju Dioecesis Cheongiuensis 청주 교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Ecclesiastical province	Daegu
Metropolitan	Daegu
Statistics
Area	5,770 km² (2,230 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,328,398 134,181 (10.1%)
Parishes	61
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 June 1958 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Family in Cheongju
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gabriel Chang Bong-hun
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju (Latin: Dioecesis Cheongiuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Cheongju, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Gabriel Chang Bong-hun, appointed in 1999.

History

On 23 June 1958, Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Cheongju. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.^[1]^[2]

James Vincent Pardy, M.M. † (4 Jul 1958 Appointed - 17 Jun 1969 Resigned)
Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk (25 Jun 1970 Appointed - 3 Apr 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Seoul)
Gabriel Chang Bong-hun (3 Jun 1999 Appointed - )

Roman Catholic dioceses in Korea

Province of Gwangju	Archdiocese of Gwangju Diocese of Cheju 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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