Roman Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu

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Territory Gyeonggi Metropolitan Seoul Denomination Roman Catholic Province Gyeonggi Province Country South Korea		Ecclesiastical province Seoul Parishes 66 Area 2,626 km² Phone +82 31-850-1400

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)2,644,000235,504 (8.9%) Address 261 Sinheung-ro, Uijeongbu 2(i)-dong, Euijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Similar 천주교서울대교구중계동교회, 주교좌 의정부 성당, 천주교수유1동교회, 창동천주교회, 천주교신곡2동교회

The Diocese of Uijeongbu (의정부), also romanized Uijongbu, is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in South Korea. It is the newest diocese in South Korea, erected from the Archdiocese of Seoul on June 24, 2004 by the orders of Pope John Paul II, and a suffragan diocese of the same. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do.

Bishops of Uijungbu

Bishop Joseph Han-taek Lee (2004–2010)

Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (since February 26, 2010); had been the Military Ordinary of South Korea

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu Wikipedia

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