Roman Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu

Diocese of Uijeongbu Dioecesis Uiiongbuensis 의정부시
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	2,626 km² (1,014 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 2,644,000 235,504 (8.9%)
Parishes	66
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	24 June 2004
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Emeritus Bishops	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.
Map

Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Uijeongbu (의정부), also romanized Uijongbu, is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in South Korea. It is the newest diocese in South Korea, erected from the Archdiocese of Seoul on June 24, 2004 by the orders of Pope John Paul II, and a suffragan diocese of the same. Its mother church is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do.

Bishops of Uijungbu

Bishop Joseph Han-taek Lee (2004–2010)
Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (since February 26, 2010); had been the Military Ordinary of South Korea

Roman Catholic dioceses in Korea

Province of Gwangju	Archdiocese of Gwangju Diocese of Cheju Diocese of Jeonju

Province of Seoul	Archdiocese of Seoul Diocese of Chunchon Diocese of Daejeon Diocese of Hamhŭng Diocese of Incheon Diocese of P’yŏngyang Diocese of Suwon Diocese of Uijeongbu Diocese of Wonju

Province of Daegu	Archdiocese of Daegu Diocese of Andong Diocese of Cheongju Diocese of Masan Diocese of Busan

Others	Military Ordinariate of Korea (South Korea) Territorial Abbey of Tŏkwon

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