The Diocese of Suwon ( Lat.: ''Dioecesis Suvonensis'') is a

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of the

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. The

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of the Bishop of Suwon is at Jeongjadong Cathedral in

Suwon Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, tho ...

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created the

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on October 7, 1963. The territory had previously been part of the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which Suwon is

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Leadership

Ordinaries

Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (born November 8, 1924) was the third Archbishop, and current Archbishop Emeritus, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kwangju. Born in Nampho, South Pyongan, North Korea, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Se ...

(1963–1973), appointed Archbishop of Gwangju *

Angelo Kim Nam-su Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning "angel", or "messenger". People People with the given name * Angelo Abenante (1927–2024), Italian trade unionist and politician * Angelo Accardi, Italian visual artist * Angelo Acc ...

(1974–1997) * Paul Choi Deok-ki (1997–2009) * Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2009–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

*Paul Choi Deok-ki (1996–1997) *Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2008–2009)

Auxiliary Bishops

*Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2003–2008) *Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2011–2024), appointed

Bishop of Masan This page lists the bishops of Masan. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan was created in 1966 by Pope Paul VI. It is suffragan to Archdiocese of Taegu. Bishops of Masan *Stephen Kim Sou-hwan Stephen (often rendered as Latin Stephanus) Kim S ...

* John Moon Hee-jong (2015–present)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Moon Hee Jong"
retrieved November 7, 2015

References

External links

Catholic Diocese of Suwon official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suwon Gyeonggi Province

Christian organizations established in 1963

Suwon Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul