The Military Ordinariate of Korea is a military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Armed Forces and their families.
Military Ordinariate of Korea Ordinariatus Militaris Corea | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Korea |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | 87,093 |
| Churches | 95 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 22 November 1983 (40 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral,[1] Yongsan-gu, Seoul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Titus Seo Sang-bum |
| Bishops emeritus | Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M. |
| Website | |
| www.gunjong.or.kr | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonjugyo Gunjonggyogu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnjugyo Kunjonggyogu |
History
editIt was established as a military vicariate on 22 November 1983 and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.
Office holders
editMilitary vicars
edit- Angelo Kim Nam-su (1983–1986)
Military ordinaries
edit- Angelo Kim Nam-su (1986–1989)
- Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1989–1998), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Pusan
- Peter Lee Ki-heon (1999–2010), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Uijeongbu
- Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M. (2010–2021)
- Titus Seo Sang-bum (2021–present)[2]
References
edit- ^ "국직" (in Korean). Military Ordinariate of Korea. 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Cho Hyun (2021-02-03). "천주교 군종교구장 서상범 신부" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
External links
edit- Military Ordinariate of Korea (Catholic-Hierarchy)
- Military Ordinariate of South Korea (GCatholic.org)