Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Mother church)
Coat of arms
Location
Country
South Korea
Territory
Seoul and Hwanghae
Ecclesiastical province
Seoul
Statistics
Area
17,349 km2 (6,698 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2021) 9,765,869[1] 1,534,887 (15.7%)
Parishes
232
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
9 September 1831 (as Apostolic Vicariate) 10 March 1962 (as Archdiocese)
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Seoul
Patron saint
Blessed Virgin Mary
Secular priests
954
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop
Peter Chung Soon-taick
Auxiliary Bishops
Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon
Benedictus Son Hee-song
Job Koo Yobi
Paul Lee Kyung-sang
Bishops emeritus
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Map
Website
aos.catholic.or.kr
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Seulensis, Korean: 서울대교구) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church comprising the metropolitan area of Seoul, South Korea, whose province comprises parts of South Korea (which has two more provinces) and all North Korea, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
Its Metropolitan bishop as the Archbishop of Seoul resides at his Myeongdong Cathedral in Jung-gu, Seoul. The Archbishop of Seoul is also the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pyongyang in North Korea.
There are 57 Catholic secretly active parishes in North Korea, but due to the current regime in place, no Catholic priests are permitted permanent residency at the present time.
Pope Francis announced that the Archdiocese will be the host of the 2027 international celebration of World Youth Day.[2]
^"천주교 서울대교구>교구현황". aos.catholic.or.kr (in Korean). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
^Brockhaus, Hannah (6 Aug 2023). "Next World Youth Day to be in South Korea in 2027". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 6 Aug 2023.
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