Military Ordinariate of Korea

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.

Military Ordinariate of Korea Ordinariatus Militaris Corea
Location
Country	Korea
Statistics
Population	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,[1] Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
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

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History

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

Office holders

Military vicars

• Angelo Kim Nam-su (1983–1986)

Military ordinaries

• 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]