Country South Korea Metropolitan Seoul Denomination Roman Catholic Phone +82 33-765-4221 | Ecclesiastical province Seoul Parishes 47 Area 8,036 km² Date founded 22 March 1965 | |
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Population
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- Catholics (as of 2014)
830,280
73,538 (8.9%) Address 28 Wonil-ro, Wonin-dong, Weonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea Province Gangwon Province, South Korea Similar 원동천주교회, 천주교구곡교회 사제관, 일산동성당, 흥업성당, 태장동천주교회 | ||
The Catholic Diocese of Wonju (Latin: Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.
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History
On 22 March 1965 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969. Diocese acquired 40 percent share of Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation in 1970.
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References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA