{{Short description|Latin Catholic archdiocese in Korea}} {{Infobox diocese | jurisdiction = Diocese<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese --> | name = Chuncheon | latin = Dioecesis Chuncheonensis | local = 춘천교구 | image = | image_size = 200px | image_alt = | caption = | coat = | coat_size = | coat_alt = | coat_caption = <!---- Locations ----> | country = {{flag|South Korea}}<br>partly in {{flag|North Korea}} | territory = Northern part of Gangwon | province = Seoul | metropolitan = Seoul | deaneries = | headquarters = | coordinates = <!-- Use {{coord}} --> <!---- Statistics ----> | area_km2 = 12,016<!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted --> | area_footnotes = | population = 1,139,033 | population_as_of = 2017 | catholics = 89,446<!-- Number of Catholics in the diocese --> | catholics_percent = 7.9 | parishes = 61<!-- Number of parishes in the diocese --> | churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese --> | congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese --> | schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese --> | members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese --> <!---- Information ----> | denomination = Catholic | sui_iuris_church = Latin Church | rite = Roman Rite | established = 25 April 1939 ({{age|1939|4|25}} years ago) | dissolved = | cathedral = Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Chuncheon | cocathedral = | patron = | priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese --> <!---- Current leadership ----> | pope = {{Incumbent pope}} | bishop = Simon Kim Ju-young | bishop_title = Bishop | metro_archbishop = Andrew Yeom Soo-jung | coadjutor = | auxiliary_bishops = | apostolic_admin = | vicar_general = | judicial_vicar = | emeritus_bishops = Lucas Kim Woon-hoe <!---- Map ----> | map = Diocese of Chuncheon.svg | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = <!---- Website ----> | website = {{Official website|https://www.cccatholic.or.kr/|cccatholic.or.kr}} | footnotes = }} The '''Diocese of Chunchon''' (also romanized ''Chuncheon'' and ''Ch’unch’on'', {{langx|la|Dioecesis Chuncheonensis}}) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. A suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul, it has ecclesiastic authority over the administrative province of Gangwon-do. Its cathedral episcopal see mother church is Jungnim-dong Cathedral in Chuncheon.
== History == The jurisdiction was erected on April 25, 1939 as a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Seoul under the name '''Apostolic Prefecture of Shunsen''', the city's name during the period of Japanese rule of Korea. It was renamed the '''Apostolic Prefecture of Chunchon''' on July 16, 1950 and made an Apostolic vicariate on September 20, 1955. It was elevated to diocesan status on March 10, 1962.<ref name="ch">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchnc.html|title=Diocese of Ch'unch'on|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|accessdate=2008-05-17}}</ref><ref name=GCatholic>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/chun1.htm|title=Diocese of Chuncheon|publisher=Giga Catholic|accessdate=2014-02-12}}</ref>
On 22 March 1965, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Wonju 원주
==Ordinaries== ===Apostolic Prefects of Chunchon=== *Owen McPolin (1939–1940) *Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. (1940–1942) *Paul Noh Gi-nam (1942–1945; apostolic administrator) *Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. (1945–1955)
===Apostolic Vicars of Chunchon=== *Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. (1955–1962)
===Bishops of Chunchon=== *Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. (1962–1965) *Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. (1966–1994) *John Chang Yik (1994–2010) *Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (2010–2020)<ref>{{cite news |author=Kim Jin-hyeong |date=2020-11-23|title=두 주교가 아낀 춘천의 젊은 사제, 80년 교구 염원 이뤘다|language=korean |url=https://www.kado.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=1048771 |publisher=The Kangwon Domin Ilbo |access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref> *Simon Kim Ju-young (2020–present)<ref>{{cite news |author=Do Jae-gi |date=2020-11-22|title=신임 춘천교구장에 김주영 신부|language=korean |url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=202011221327001&code=960100 |publisher=Kyunghyang Shinmun |access-date=2020-11-27}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{in lang|ko}} [https://www.cccatholic.or.kr/]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ch'Unch'On, Diocese}} Chunchun Category:Christian organizations established in 1939 Category:Gangwon Province, South Korea Chunchun Category:1939 establishments in Korea Category:Chuncheon Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Chunchon Category:Religion in Korea under Japanese rule
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