

Prefecture Apostolic | March 17, 1927 |
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Vicariate Apostolic | July 11, 1939 |
Diocese | March 10, 1962 |
Apostolic Administrato | His Eminence Andrew Cardinal YEOM Soo-jung, D.D. |
Appointed | June 6, 1998 |
Former Ordinaries | Very Rev. Msgr. Patrick Byrne, M.M.(1927) Very Rev. Msgr. John Morris, M.M.(1930) Rev. William Booth, M.M.(1936) Most Rev. William O'Shea, M.M., D.D.(1939) Most Rev. Paul Ro, D.D.(1942) Most Rev. Francis Hong, D.D.(1943) Very Rev. Msgr. George Carroll, M.M.(1950) His Eminence Stephen Cardinal Kim, LL.D., D.D.(1975) His Eminence Nicholas Cardinal Cheong, D.D.(1998) |
Area | Pyeongannam-do and Pyeonganbuk-do Provinces(42,939㎢) |
Jung-gu Myeong-dong 2-ga 1-5, Seoul 100-809 (Detached office 526 of the Seoul Archdiocese)
☎ 02-727-2231, 2233
☎ Fax 02-727-2232
Episcopal Vicar: Very Rev. Msgr. Matthew Hwang
Younje-gu Geoje 3-dong 575-2, Busan 611-804 (Geoje Catholic Church)
☎ 051-835-0130
President: Rev. Joachim Oh