Back الرومانية الكاثوليكية في كوريا الجنوبية Arabic Iglesia católica en Corea del Sur Spanish کلیسای کاتولیک در کره جنوبی Persian Catholicisme en Corée du Sud French Katolička Crkva u Južnoj Koreji Croatian Gereja Katolik di Korea Selatan ID 大韓民国のカトリック Japanese Katholieke Kerk in Zuid-Korea Dutch Igreja Católica na Coreia do Sul Portuguese Католицизм в Республике Корея Russian

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
Number of followers5,970,675 (11.3% of the population) in 2023[1]
Other name(s)天主教 ("Religion of the Lord of Heaven")
Official websiteenglish.cbck.or.kr
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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 2023, it had 5,970,675 adherents (11.3% of the population)[1] with almost 5,000 priests and 9,000 nuns serving across 1,842 parishes.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CBCK 2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08[permanent dead link‍]
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