Diocese of

Uijeongbu 의정부

South Korea South Korea

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Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Uijeongbu 의정부 / Uijongbu / 議政府 (正體中文) / Uiiongbuen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Seoul 서울

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.02.26 – ...):Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (75)Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로 / 李基憲) (75)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Uijeongbu 의정부 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (75)Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon (이기헌 베드로 / 李基憲) (75)
(2010.02.26 – ...)

Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

새로운 노래를 주님께 불러라

Born:1947.12.31 (P’yong-yang, North Korea)
Ordained Priest:1975.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1999.12.14

Priest of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) (1975.12.08 – 1999.10.29)

Military Ordinary of South Korea (South Korea) (1999.10.29 – 2010.02.26)

Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea) (2010.02.26 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J. (88)Bishop Joseph Lee Han-taek (이한택 요셉 / 李漢澤), S.J. (88)
(2004.07.05 – 2010.02.26)

Bishop emeritus of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea)

길이요 진리요 생명이신 예수 그리스도

Born:1934.12.05 (Ansong, South Korea)
Ordained Priest:1971.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:2002.01.25

Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum (2001.11.19 – 2004.07.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul 서울 (South Korea) (2001.11.19 – 2004.07.05)

Bishop of Uijeongbu 의정부 (South Korea) (2004.07.05 – 2010.02.26)

Special Churches

Pyong-yang 평양 (↑), Chuncheon 춘천 (→), Seoul 서울 (↓), Incheon 인천 (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 2,594 km²

Population: 321,027 Catholics (9.7% of 3,324,686 total)

Pastoral Centres: 85 parishes, 5 missions

Personnel: 221 priests (200 diocesan, 21 religious), 304 religious (40 brothers, 264 sisters), 57 seminarians

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Last updated on 2023.11.30

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