Military Ordinariate of Korea

Military Ordinariate of Korea

*Ordinariatus Militaris Corea*
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 (41 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, 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	천주교 군종교구
Hanja	天主敎軍宗敎區
Revised Romanization	Cheonjugyo Gunjonggyogu
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ŏnjugyo Kunjonggyogu

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.

History

It was established as a military vicariate on 22 November 1983 and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.

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]

^ "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.