The Diocese of Chunchon (also romanized ''Chuncheon'' and ''Ch’unch’on'', ) is a

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of the

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of the

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. A

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in the

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of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul, it has ecclesiastic authority over the administrative province of Gangwon-do. Its

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episcopal see

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is Jungnim-dong Cathedral in

Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; literally ''spring river''), formerly romanized as Ch'unch'ŏn, is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the north of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River (Korea), Han R ...

History

The jurisdiction was erected on April 25, 1939 as a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Seoul under the name

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of Shunsen, the city's name during the period of Japanese rule of Korea. It was renamed the Apostolic Prefecture of Chunchon on July 16, 1950 and made an

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on September 20, 1955. It was elevated to diocesan status on March 10, 1962. On 22 March 1965, it lost territory to establish the

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Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Chunchon

Owen McPolin Rev. Owen McPolin((임 오엔)) SSC. MA, STL, (1889–1963) was an Irish priest who served on missions to China and Korea. Biography Born in Hilltown, County Down, Ireland, in 1889, McPolin, went to Maynooth College where he was ordained in 19 ...

(1939–1940) *

Thomas F. Quinlan Thomas F. Quinlan S.S.C., D.D. was an Irish born priest, who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chunchon in Korea from 1945 until 1966. Life Thomas Quinlan a native of Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary, he studied for the priesthood ...

, S.S.C.M.E. (1940–1942) *

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(1942–1945;

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) *Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. (1945–1955)

Apostolic Vicars of Chunchon

*Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. (1955–1962)

Bishops of Chunchon

*Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. (1962–1965) * Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. (1966–1994) *

John Chang Yik The Right Reverend John Chang Yik (November 20, 1933, Seoul – August 5, 2020, Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; literally ''spring river''), formerly romanized as Ch'unch'ŏn, is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the n ...

(1994–2010) *

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(2010–2020) * Simon Kim Ju-young (2020–present)

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Roman Catholic dioceses in South Korea, Chunchun Christian organizations established in 1939 Gangwon Province, South Korea Chunchun 1939 establishments in Korea Chuncheon Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul Religion in Korea under Japanese rule {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub