Parishes 61 | Denomination Roman Catholic Area 5,770 km² Metropolitan archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)1,328,398134,181 (10.1%) Established 23 June 1958 (58 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju (Latin: Dioecesis Cheongiuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Cheongju, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Gabriel Chang Bong-hun, appointed in 1999.
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History
On 23 June 1958, Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Cheongju. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.
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