Catholic Church in South Korea
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.
Catholic Church in South Korea | |
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| Korean: 한국의 가톨릭 교회 | |
Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Asian Christianity, Latin |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Catholic theology |
| Governance | Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea |
| Pope | Francis |
| President | Matthias Ri Iong-hoon |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Alfred Xuereb |
| Region | South Korea |
| Language | Ecclesiastical Latin, Korean |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Origin | 27 December 1593 |
| Other name(s) | 天主教 ("Religion of the Lord of Heaven") |
| Official website | english |
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In 2020, it had 5,841,000 members (11.28% of the population) with almost 5,000 priests and 9,000 nuns serving across 1,842 parishes.
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