Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Korea (South Korea) | ![]() |
Also known as: Südkorea (Deutsch), Corea del Sur (español), la Corée du Sud (français), Corea del Sud (Italiano), Korea Południowa (polski), Coreia do Sul (Português), 南韓(大韓民國) (正體中文), 大韓民国 (日本語), 대한민국 (한국어), Corea Meridionalis (latine)
Continent: South and East Asia
Capital: Seoul
Area: 96,920 km²
Population: 51,181,299
Patron Saints: Saint Joseph, Immaculate Conception of Mary
Saints: 102 Saints, 133 Blesseds
Religions: Protestant 19.7%, Buddhist 15.5%, Catholic 7.9%, none 56.9%
Languages: Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)
Ethnic Groups: homogeneous
Motto: 홍익인간 (Korean) (Benefit all mankind)
Neighbouring Countries: ← China , ↑ North Korea
, → Japan
Jurisdictions (16): Metr. Archdioceses (3), Dioceses
(12), Military Ordinariates
(1)
Roman Rite (16): Andong 안동, Busan 부산, Cheongju 청주, Chuncheon 춘천, Daegu 대구, Daejeon 대전, Gwangju 광주, Incheon 인천, Jeju 제주, Jeonju 전주, Masan 마산, Military Ordinariate of South Korea, Seoul 서울, Suwon 수원, Uijeongbu 의정부, Wonju 원주
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (2 electors/2 total):
Yeom Soo-jung (79),
You Heung-sik (71) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (19),
National Shrines (2)
Seoul Pilgrimage Route
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Apostolic Nunciature: Korea
Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Last updated on 2023.01.25
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