Catholic Church in South Korea
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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.
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Catholic Church in South Korea | |
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Korean: 한국의 가톨릭 교회 | |
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.[1]