Diocese of Cheongju
The Diocese of Cheongju is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Cheongju, South Korea. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Gabriel Chang Bong-hun, appointed in 1999.
History
On 23 June 1958, Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic Vicariate of Cheongju. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicars of Cheongju
- James Vincent Pardy, M.M.
Bishops of Cheongju
- James Vincent Pardy, M.M.
- Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, appointed Archbishop of Seoul, later Cardinal
- Gabriel Chang Bong-hun
- Simon Kim Jong-gang