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Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Seoul

Parishes
  
102

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Phone
  
+82 32-765-6961

Metropolitan
  
Seoul

Denomination
  
Catholic Church

Area
  
1,282 km²

Country
  
South Korea

Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 4,240,000 397,256 (9.4%)

Address
  
South Korea, 인천광역시 Jung-gu, Dap-dong, 우현로50번길 2

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMSuggest an edit

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon (Latin: Dioecesis Inchonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Incheon, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.

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History

On 6 June 1961 Pope John XXIII erected as an Apostolic Vicariate of Incheon. It was elevated to a diocese the next year on 10 March. The seat is Dapdong Cathedral.

Ordinaries

  • William John McNaughton, M.M. (1961–2002)
  • Boniface Choi Ki-San (2002–2016)
  • Auxiliary Bishops

  • John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2010-present)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon Wikipedia