Metropolitan Gwangju Denomination Roman Catholic Area 1,847 km² | Parishes 24 Rite Roman Rite Country South Korea | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2006)
559,747
62,113 (11.1%) Established 28 June 1971 (45 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju | ||
The Diocese of Cheju (제주, also romanized Jeju, Latin: Dioecesis Cheiuensis) is a particular church of the Catholic Church located in Jeju City, South Korea. Its mother church is Cheju Joong-Ang Cathedral. The diocese is suffragan to the Archbishop of Gwangju.
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History
The episcopal see was created as an Apostolic Prefecture on June 28, 1971 and elevated to a diocese on March 21, 1977, both by Pope Paul VI.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheju Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA