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Diocese of Suwon

Dioecesis Suvonensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 7 October 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Seoul
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Korea, Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 5,525 (2,134 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.casuwon.or.kr/
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Office, 39 Imok-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16346, Korea
  • Telephone: (031)256-3478
  • Fax: 241-5969

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
7 October 1963ErectedArchdiocese of Seoul (Su-Won and Bu-Cheon-Kun, Si-Hung-Kun, Hwa-Seong-Kun, PyeongTaek-Kun, Kwang-Ju- Kun, Yong-In-Kun, An-Seong-Kun, I-Keon-Kun, Yang-Pyeong-Kun, and Yeo-Ju-Kun) Diocese of Suwon (erected)
16 September 1969Territory LostDiocese of Suwon (So-sa Eub, O-jeong Myeon, and Sorai Myeon) Diocese of Incheon {Inch’on}

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
196954,0671,440,0003.8%401411,31836127ap1971
198088,7792,331,2003.8%542561,585323545ap1981
1990221,7103,708,7036.0%91221131,9629351766ap1991
1999452,4775,455,1998.3%187442311,958204849113ap2000
2000484,3895,666,2578.5%199482471,961151828119ap2001
2001505,6015,954,5388.5%214582721,8582351,008128ap2002
2002539,6076,155,8628.8%233572901,860172989134ap2003
2003568,5846,406,7878.9%240723121,8222451,157140ap2004
2004599,0446,446,9039.3%270833531,6972671,145153ap2005
2010743,8337,444,90610.0%354674211,7662161,501191ap2011
2014825,7357,721,28610.7%407744811,7161631,540202ap2015
2017885,1848,133,30410.9%430755051,7521551,232211ap2018
2020928,6508,492,75110.9%457775341,7391611,122218ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 661, and Page 662

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