Suwon It lost again on 24 June 2004 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu, now both its suffragans. The diocese has received two official Papal visits from Pope John Paul II in May 1984 and October 1989 and from Pope Francis in August 2014. Ecclesiastical province The Metropolitan's ecclesiastical province comprises his own Archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics, mostly in South Korea : Roman Catholic Diocese of Chuncheon 춘천 Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon 대전 Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamhung 함흥 (in North Korea) Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon 인천 Roman Catholic Diocese of Pyongyang 평양 (in North Korea) Roman Catholic Diocese of Suwon 수원 Roman Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu 의정부 Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju 원주 Leadership Ordinaries Apostolic Vicars of Korea Barthélemy Bruguière, M.E.P. (1831–1835) Saint Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, M.E.P. (1836–1839) Jean-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Ferréol, M.E.P. (1843–1853) Saint Siméon-François Berneux, M.E.P. (1854–1866) Saint Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, M.E.P. (1866) Félix-Clair Ridel, M.E.P. (1869–1884) Marie-Jean-Gustave Blanc, M.E.P. (1884–1890) Gustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. (1890–1911) Apostolic Vicars of Seoul Gustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. (1911–1933), appointed Archbishop (personal title) in 1926 Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1933–1942), appointed Apostolic Vicar and later Bishop of Daijeon Paul Roh Ki-nam (1942–1962) Archbishops of Seoul Paul Roh Ki-nam (1962–1967) Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (1967–1968; apostolic administrator) Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1968–1998) Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1998–2012) Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (2012–2021) Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. (2021–present) Coadjutor Bishops Jean-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Ferréol, M.E.P. (1838–1843) Saint Siméon-François Berneux, M.E.P. (1844–1854) Saint Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, M.E.P. (1855–1866) Marie-Jean-Gustave Blanc, M.E.P. (1877–1884) Émile-Alexandre-Joseph Devred, M.E.P. (1920–1926), never succeeded to see Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1926–1933) Auxiliary Bishops Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (1977–1984), appointed Bishop of Daejeon Paul Kim Ok-kyun (1985–2001) Peter Kang U-il (1985–2002), appointed Bishop of Cheju Andreas Choi Chang-mou (1994–1999), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Gwangju Joseph Lee Han-taek (2001–2004), appointed Bishop of Uijeongbu Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (2001–2012), appointed Archbishop of Seoul Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (2002–2010), appointed Bishop of Chunchon Basil Cho Kyu-man (2006–2016), appointed Bishop of Wonju Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. (2014–2021), appointed Archbishop of Seoul Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon (2014–present) Benedictus Son Hee-song (2015–present) Job Koo Yobi (2017–present) See also List of Catholic Dioceses in Korea References Sources and external links Official homepage GCatholic.org, with Google map – data for all sections Roman Catholic dioceses in South Korea Religious organizations established in 1931 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Religion in Seoul A