The Catholic Diocese of Wonju ( la, Dioecesis Voniuensis) is a

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of the

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of the

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in located in

Wonju Wonju () is the most populous city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War. Geography Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangw ...

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. It is a

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to the

Archdiocese of Seoul The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Seulensis'', ko, 서울대교구) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the metropolitan area of Seoul, So ...

History

On 22 March 1965

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established the Diocese of Wonju. Churches in Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Jecheon and Danyang was transferred to Diocese of Wonju on 1 May 1969. The diocese lost territory later that year when the Diocese of Andong was established on 29 May 1969. The diocese acquired a 40 percent share of

Wonju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation Wonju () is the most populous city in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. Wonju was the site of three crucial battles during the Korean War. Geography Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangw ...

in 1970.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Daniel Tji Hak-soun Daniel Tji Hak Soun (September 9, 1921 – March 12, 1993) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju. Biography Daniel Tji Hak Soun was ordained a priest on December 15, 1952. On March 22, 1965, Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, ...

(1965–1993) *

James Kim Ji-seok James Kim Ji-seok (김지석, born July 27, 1940) is bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju. Biography James Kim Ji-seok was ordained a priest on June 29, 1968. On November 19, 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Won ...

(1993–2016) * Basil Cho Kyu-man (2016–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

*James Kim Ji-seok (1990–1993)

Notes

Christian organizations established in 1965

Wonju Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub