Diocese of Cheongju 청주, South Korea 🇰🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1958.06.23: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Cheongju 청주 / Ch’ŏngju / 清州 (正體中文) / Cheongiuen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Seul 서울)
- 1962.03.10: Promoted as Diocese of Cheongju 청주 / Ch’ŏngju / 清州 (正體中文) / Cheongiuen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Daegu 대구)
Present Prelates
Bishop (2022.03.19 – ...): | Bishop Simon Kim Jong-Gang (김종강 시몬 / 金鍾岡) (60) |
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Ordinaries
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 5,742 km²
Population: 171,733 Catholics (11.6% of 1,475,099 total)
Pastoral Centres: 82 parishes, 46 missions
Personnel: 192 priests (169 diocesan, 23 religious), 604 religious (117 brothers, 487 sisters), 27 seminarians