▁of ▁social ▁w elf are , ▁and ▁its ▁respect ful ▁approach ▁to ▁inter fa ith ▁relationship ▁and ▁matters ▁of ▁traditional ▁Korean ▁spiritual ity . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 5 ▁dioc eses ▁including ▁three ▁arch di oc eses ▁– ▁Se oul , ▁Da egu , ▁and ▁G w ang ju ▁– ▁and ▁a ▁military ▁ordin ari ate . ▁ ▁In ▁North ▁Korea ▁under ▁the ▁commun ist ▁regime , ▁Christian ity ▁is ▁officially ▁suppress ed , ▁and ▁uno fficial ▁estimates ▁by ▁South ▁Korean ▁Church ▁officials ▁place ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁C athol ics ▁there ▁at ▁only ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Korean ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁ecc les iast ically ▁un ited ▁with ▁South ▁Korea , ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁dioc eses ▁of ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Py ong y ang ▁and ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ham hung ▁( su ff rag an ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Se oul ), ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁territorial ▁ab bey ▁outside ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁Tok won ▁or ▁Dok won . ▁ ▁South ▁Korea ▁( and ▁by ▁extension ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁all ▁Korea , ▁north ▁and ▁south ) ▁has ▁the ▁fourth ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁categor ized ▁by ▁nation , ▁a ▁number ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁Korean ▁Mart y rs . ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ' ▁visit ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁visit ▁South ▁Korea ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁four - day