The Roman Catholic Diocese of Andong ( la, Dioecesis Andongensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in

Andong Andong () is a city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 as of October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city. Andong is a m ...

, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the

Archdiocese of Daegu The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu) is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. The Archbishop of Daegu, whose seat is at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is Metropolitan bishop for the Dioceses of Andong, ...

History

On 29 May 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Andong from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Daegu and the

Diocese of Wonju The Catholic Diocese of Wonju ( la, Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in located in Wonju, South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seoul. History On 22 March 1965 Pope Paul VI established t ...

Ordinaries

* René Marie Albert Dupont (1969–1990) *

Ignatius Pak Sok-hi Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Religious * Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop * Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Cath ...

(1990–2000) *

John Chrisostom Kwon Hyeok-ju John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(2001–present)

References

Christian organizations established in 1969

Andong Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Daegu {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub