Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon
Diocese of Suwon Dioecesis Suvonensis 수원 교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Territory | Southern part of Gyeonggi |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
| Metropolitan | Seoul |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 218 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 7 October 1963 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph |
| Patron saint | Queen of Peace |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Matthias Ri Iong-hoon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Chung Soon-taick |
| Auxiliary Bishops | John Moon Hee-jong |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Choi Deok-ki |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| casuwon.or.kr | |
The Diocese of Suwon (Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The seat of the Bishop of Suwon is at Jeongjadong Cathedral in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Pope Paul VI created the episcopal see on October 7, 1963. The territory had previously been part of the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which Suwon is suffragan.