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Catholic Church in South Korea
Catholic Church in South Korea
Korean: 한국의 가톨릭 교회
Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationAsian Christianity, Latin
ScriptureBible
TheologyCatholic theology
GovernanceCatholic Bishops' Conference of Korea
PopeFrancis
PresidentMatthias Ri Iong-hoon
Apostolic NuncioAlfred Xuereb
RegionSouth Korea
LanguageEcclesiastical Latin, Korean
HeadquartersSeoul
Origin27 December 1593
Other name(s)天主教 ("Religion of the Lord of Heaven")
Official websiteenglish.cbck.or.kr

The Catholic Church in South Korea (called Cheonjugyo, Korean: 천주교; Hanja: 天主教; lit. Religion of the Lord of Heaven) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

In 2020, it had 5,841,000 members (11.28% of the population) with almost 5,000 priests and 9,000 nuns serving across 1,842 parishes.[1]

  1. ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08

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