Catholic Church in North Korea
Catholic Church in North Korea | |
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| Korean: 조선의 가톨릭 교회 | |
| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Asian Christianity, Latin |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Catholic theology |
| Governance | Korean Catholic Association (de facto) Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (de jure) |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| President | Samuel Chang Jae-on (de facto) Matthias Ri Iong-hoon (de jure) |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Alfred Xuereb |
| Region | North Korea |
| Language | Ecclesiastical Latin, Korean |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang |
| Origin | 27 December 1593 |
| Other name(s) | 天主教 ("Religion of the Lord of Heaven") |
| Official website | english |
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The Catholic Church in North Korea retains a community of several hundred adherents who practice under the supervision of the state-established Korean Catholic Association (KCA) rather than the Catholic hierarchy. The dioceses of the Church have remained vacant since Christian persecutions in the late 1940s. The most prominent congregation is that of Pyongyang, which meets at Changchung Cathedral. According to a KCA official, two other congregations exist. The state ideology of Juche has largely displaced Catholic faith, and full services are provided only to people with a Catholic family background.