Rite Latin Rite Area 12,596 km² | ||
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)3,373,315329,951 (9.8%) Metropolitan Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee Jong (김희중 히지노) Suffragans Diocese of ChejuDiocese of Jeonju Auxiliary bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jin (옥현진 시몬) |
The Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju (Latin: Archidioecesis Kvangiuensis) is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, one of the three Metropolitan sees of the Catholic Church in Korea. The Archdiocese covers the city of Gwangju and entire Chollanamdo province.
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History
On 13 April 1937 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu. Pope Pius XII changed its name to the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju on 12 July 1950. It was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 21 January 1957. Pope John XXIII elevated the vicariate to an archdiocese on 10 March 1962.
Ordinaries
The following is a list of the vicars and then the archbishops of Gwangju:
Auxiliary Bishops
References
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA