Parishes 38 Rite Roman Rite Country South Korea | Denomination Roman Catholic Area 10,781 km² Metropolitan archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
761,000
47,837 (6.3%) Established 29 May 1969 (47 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Andong Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong (Latin: Dioecesis Andongensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Andong, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu.
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History
On 29 May 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Andong from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Daegu and the Diocese of Wonju.
Ordinaries
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA