The Catholic Church of all

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

is united under a single

episcopal conference An episcopal conference, often also called a bishops’ conference or conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The fir ...

for the entire politically divided peninsula. All territorial jurisdictions in Korea are part of the

Latin Church The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical ...

, covering both

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

and

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

, comprising: * three

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, each headed by a

metropolitan bishop In Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a Metropolis (reli ...

seated in an archdiocese, and a total of 14

suffragan diocese A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandr ...

s * the

Military Ordinariate of South Korea The Military Ordinariate of Korea is a military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Armed Forces and their families. Hi ...

. * the pre-diocesan

Territorial Abbey of Tokwon Tokwon Abbey was a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien, located near the town of Wonsan in what is now North Korea. Founded as a monastic mission in Seoul, the community transferred to Tokwon in ...

, in North Korea Dioceses_of_Korea-en

Latin provinces of Korea

Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul, including North Korea

* Archdiocese of Seoul (also partially in North Korea) ** Diocese of Chunchon (also partially in North Korea) ** Diocese of Daejeon ** Diocese of Hamhung (in North Korea) ** Diocese of Incheon **

Diocese of Pyongyang The Diocese of Pyongyang is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in North Korea. Its only official bishop, Francis Hong Yong-ho, was imprisoned by the government of the North Korea led by Kim Il-sung in 1949 and later disappeared. ...

(in North Korea) ** Diocese of Suwon ** Diocese of Uijeongbu **

Diocese of Wonju The Catholic Diocese of Wonju () 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 the Diocese of Wonju. Ch ...

Ecclesiastical Province of Kwangju, in South Korea

* Archdiocese of Gwangju ** Diocese of Cheju (Jeju) ** Diocese of Jeonju

Ecclesiastical Province of Daegu, in South Korea

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

** Diocese of Andong **

Diocese of Cheongju The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheongju () is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Cheongju, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Gabriel Chang Bong-hun, appointed in 1 ...

Diocese of Masan The Diocese of Masan () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Constantine Bae Ki H ...

** Diocese of Busan

Exempt jurisdictions ''sui iuris''

* Military Ordinariate of (South) Korea * ''

'' (alias Tŏkugen abbey, with a cathedral see), in North Korea

Defunct jurisdictions

There are no

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbi ...

s. All former prelatures have current successor jurisdictions, notably as result of promotions.

Sources and external links

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