Roman Catholic Diocese of Pyongyang

Diocese of Pyongyang
Dioecesis Pyeongyangensis
평양 교구
Location
Country North Korea
Ecclesiastical province Seoul
Metropolitan Seoul
Statistics
Population
- Total
Unknown
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established Prefecture apostolic on 17 March 1927, Vicariate apostolic on 11 July 1939, Diocese on 10 March 1962
Cathedral Changchung Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede vacante
Apostolic Administrator Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pyongyang is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in North Korea. Its only official bishop, Francis Hong Yong-ho, was imprisoned by the communist regime of Kim Il-sung in 1949 and later disappeared. The Archbishop of Seoul acts as the Apostolic Administrator in Pyongyang, as religion is suppressed in North Korea.

History

The diocese was originally erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Hpyeng-yang on 17 March 1927, and renamed as the Prefecture Apostolic of Peng-yang on 17 March 1929. It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Heijo on 11 July 1939, and renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Pyong-Yang on 12 July 1950. It was elevated further as the Diocese of Pyongyang on 10 March 1962.[1][2]

Past and present ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Hpyeng-yang [1][2]
Prefects Apostolic of Peng-yang [1][2]
Vicars-Apostolic of Heijō [1][2]
Vicars-Apostolic of Pyongyang [1][2]
Bishops of Pyongyang [1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Diocese of P'yong-yang". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Diocese of Pyong-yang 평양, North Korea". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 7 January 2012.

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