Diocese of Jeju Dioecesis Cheiuensis 제주교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Jeju Province |
Ecclesiastical province | Gwangju |
Metropolitan | Gwangju |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,848 km2 (714 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 678,772 81,411 (12.1%) |
Parishes | 28 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 June 1971 (53 years ago) |
Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Jeju City |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pius Moon Chang-woo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Simon Ok Hyun-jin |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Peter Kang U-il |
Map | |
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Website | |
diocesecheju.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeju (제주, also romanized Jeju, Latin: Dioecesis Cheiuensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju, South Korea, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization. Its episcopal see and mother church is Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Jeju City.