The Catholic Archdiocese of
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
( la, Archidioecesis Kvangiuensis,
Hangul: 천주교 광주대교구) is a
particular church of the
Latin Church of the
Catholic Church, one of the three
Metropolitan sees
A metropolis religious jurisdiction, or a metropolitan archdiocese, is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical province. Metropolises, historically, have been important cities in their provinces.
...
of the
Catholic Church in Korea. The Archdiocese covers the city of Gwangju and entire
South Jeolla Province.
History
On 13 April 1937
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI ( it, Pio XI), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 to his death in February 1939. He was the first sovereign of Vatican City fro ...
established the
Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu.
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
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
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
on 10 March 1962.
Leadership
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Kwangju
*
Owen McPolin (1937–1942)
*Thomas Asagoro Wakida (1942–1945)
*Owen McPolin (1945–1947)
*
Patrick Thomas Brennan (1949–1950)
*
Harold William Henry (1954–1957)
Apostolic Vicars of Kwangju
*Harold William Henry (1957–1962)
Archbishops of Gwangju
*Harold William Henry (1962–1971), appointed
Apostolic Administrator of Cheju
*Peter Han Kong-ryel (1971–1973)
*
Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (born November 8, 1924) was the third Archbishop, and current Archbishop Emeritus, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kwangju. Born in Nampho, South Pyongan, North Korea, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Seoul ...
(1973–2000)
*
Andreas Choi Chang-mou (2000–2010)
*
Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (2010–2022)
*
Simon Ok Hyun-jin
Simon Ok Hyun-jin (born March 5, 1968) is the 6th Archbishop of Gwangju. (2022–present)
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)
Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn"
retrieved November 7, 2015
References
External links
Archdiocese of Gwangju
{{coord, 35.1500, N, 126.9000, E, source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:KR, display=title
Roman Catholic Archdiocese
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
Christian organizations established in 1937
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
1937 establishments in Korea
A