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Archdiocese of Gwangju

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Bishop(s)

  • Simon Ok Hyun-jjn, Archbishop
  • Andreas Choi Chang-mou, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Hyginus Kim Hee-jong, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 10 March 1962
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Korea, Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 12,846 (4,961 Square Miles)
  • Description: (Kwangju until 2012)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.gjcatholic.or.kr/
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Office, 980 Sangmu-daero, Seo-gu, Kwangju 61995, Korea
  • Telephone: (062)380-2801
  • Fax: 380-2806

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu
13 April 1937ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Taiku (Zenra Nando) Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju
12 July 1950Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju
Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju
21 January 1957ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kwangju Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju
Archdiocese of Gwangju
10 March 1962ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kwangju Archdiocese of Gwangju
28 June 1971Territory LostArchdiocese of Gwangju (Cheju-do Island in the East China Sea) Prefecture Apostolic of Cheju-Do (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju
19496,9783,295,000.2%41923303323ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju
Archdiocese of Gwangju
197075,0574,688,4041.6%87631505007715443ap1971
198081,7364,028,0002.0%3336691,1846115750ap1981
1990175,8333,777,7234.7%75321071,6439636260ap1991
1999262,2793,492,7257.5%137301671,57011946088ap2000
2000273,5523,515,9987.8%144321761,55415450390ap2001
2001281,4933,517,9028.0%182131951,44311949896ap2002
2002288,6023,509,8418.2%190142041,41414454197ap2003
2003294,7713,461,1468.5%200232231,321101653100ap2004
2004301,4483,425,1058.8%201272281,322134562102ap2005
2010329,9513,373,3159.8%211592701,222178544119ap2011
2013342,3803,415,70610.0%225542791,227148493131ap2014
2016355,9233,430,21610.4%245573021,178193526137ap2017
2019363,6973,398,16310.7%248603081,180118522138ap2020
2021365,5283,356,67810.9%268533211,138120513140ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 417, and Page 418
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kwangju
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 704, and Page 705
  • Archdiocese of Gwangju
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 552, to Page 555
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