Catholic Church in South Korea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Catholic_Church_in_South_Korea

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Christian denomination in South Korea
gptkbp:annualEvent	September 20 (Korean Martyrs)
gptkbp:catholicPopulation	approximately 5.9 million
gptkbp:district	16
gptkbp:firstDiocese	gptkb:Diocese_of_Seoul
gptkbp:firstDioceseEstablished	1831
gptkbp:firstKoreanBaptism	1784
gptkbp:firstMissionariesArrived	18th century
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Catholic_Bishops'_Conference_of_Korea
gptkbp:hasArchdioceses	3
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Seoul
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Catholic Church in South Korea
gptkbp:languageOfWorship	gptkb:Korean gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notableCatholicHospital	gptkb:Seoul_St._Mary's_Hospital gptkb:Uijeongbu_St._Mary's_Hospital
gptkbp:notableCatholicMedia	Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation Catholic Times PBC Radio PBC TV
gptkbp:notableCatholicPublication	Catholic Digest Korea Catholic News Korea Catholic Review
gptkbp:notableCatholicUniversity	gptkb:Sogang_University The Catholic University of Korea
gptkbp:notableEvent	canonization of Korean Martyrs (1984) persecution of Catholics in Joseon Dynasty
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Stephen_Kim_Sou-hwan gptkb:Andrew_Yeom_Soo-jung
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Society_of_Jesus gptkb:Missionary_Sisters_of_the_Immaculate_Conception gptkb:Order_of_Saint_Benedict gptkb:Andrew_Kim_Taegon gptkb:Sisters_of_Charity_of_Seton_Hill gptkb:Paul_Chong_Hasang gptkb:Salesians_of_Don_Bosco 103 Korean Martyrs
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Jeoldusan_Martyrs'_Shrine gptkb:Myeongdong_Cathedral Haemi Martyrs Shrine Jeondong Cathedral
gptkbp:notableMartyrdomSite	Jeoldusan
gptkbp:papalVisitYear	1984 2014
gptkbp:partOf	Catholic Church
gptkbp:population	about 11% (as of 2021)
gptkbp:rituals	gptkb:Roman_Rite
gptkbp:visitedByPope	gptkb:Pope_Francis gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Asia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6