Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Gwangju

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju

Roman Catholic archdiocese in South Korea

The Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju (Latin: Archidioecesis Kvangiuensis, Hangul: 천주교 광주대교구) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, one of the three Metropolitan sees of the Catholic Church in Korea. The Archdiocese covers the city of Gwangju and entire South Jeolla Province.

Quick Facts Archdiocese of GwangjuArchidioecesis Kvangiuensis 광주대교구, Location ...

History

On 13 April 1937 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu. Pope Pius XII changed its name to the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju on 12 July 1950. It was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 21 January 1957. Pope John XXIII elevated the vicariate to an archdiocese on 10 March 1962.[1][2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Kwangju

Apostolic Vicars of Kwangju

  • Harold William Henry (1957–1962)

Archbishops of Gwangju

Coadjutor Archbishops

  • Andreas Choi Chang-mou (1999–2000)
  • Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (2009–2010)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • Andreas Choi Chang-mou (1994–1999)
  • Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (2003–2009)
  • Simon Ok Hyun-jin (2011–2022)[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Archdiocese of Kwangju". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. [2]
    "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju 광주". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. [3]
    Cho Hyun (2022-11-20). "천주교 광주대교구장에 옥현진 임명…대주교로 승품" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. [4]
    Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn" retrieved November 7, 2015

35.1500°N 126.9000°E / 35.1500; 126.9000
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Gwangju, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.