Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon

The Diocese of Suwon (Lat.: Dioecesis Suvonensis) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The seat of the Bishop of Suwon is at Jeongjadong Cathedral in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Diocese of Suwon Dioecesis Suvonensis 수원 교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Southern part of Gyeonggi
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	5,371 km2 (2,074 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2017) 8,417,575 928,650 (10.9%)
Parishes	218
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	7 October 1963 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph
Patron saint	Queen of Peace
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Matthias Ri Iong-hoon
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Chung Soon-taick
Auxiliary Bishops	John Moon Hee-jong
Bishops emeritus	Paul Choi Deok-ki
Map
Website
casuwon.or.kr

Pope Paul VI created the episcopal see on October 7, 1963. The territory had previously been part of the Archdiocese of Seoul, to which Suwon is suffragan.^[1][2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

• Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (1963–1973), appointed Archbishop of Gwangju
• Angelo Kim Nam-su (1974–1997)
• Paul Choi Deok-ki (1997–2009)
• Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2009–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

• Paul Choi Deok-ki (1996–1997)
• Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2008–2009)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (2003–2008)
• Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2011–2024), appointed Bishop of Masan^[3]
• John Moon Hee-jong (2015–present)^[4]