Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon (Latin: Dioecesis Inchonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Incheon, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul.

Diocese of Incheon Dioecesis Inchonensis 인천 교구
Cathedral of St. Paul
Location
Country	South Korea
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	1,282 km^2 (495 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 4,240,000 397,256 (9.4%)
Parishes	102
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 June 1961 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Paul in Incheon
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Baptist Jung Shin-chul
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map
Website
caincheon.or.kr

History

On 6 June 1961 Pope John XXIII erected as an Apostolic Vicariate of Incheon. It was elevated to a diocese the next year on 10 March. The seat is Dapdong Cathedral.[1][2]

Ordinaries

• William John McNaughton, M.M. (1961–2002)
• Boniface Choi Ki-San (2002–2016)
• John Baptist Jung Shin-chul (2016-present, former auxiliary bishop 2010-2016)[3]

References

1. "Diocese of Incheon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
2. "Diocese of Incheon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
3. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul" retrieved November 7, 2015