Roman Catholicism in Korea
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The Roman Catholic Church in Korea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope
and curia
in Rome
.
See the separate entries:
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
and curia
Curia
A curia in early Roman times was a subdivision of the people, i.e. more or less a tribe, and with a metonymy it came to mean also the meeting place where the tribe discussed its affairs...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
See the separate entries:
- Roman Catholicism in North KoreaRoman Catholicism in North KoreaThe Roman Catholic Church in North Korea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope.It is impossible to know the exact number of Roman Catholics in North Korea, or to establish a worthy estimate, as being Roman Catholic, or any Christian, in North Korea is...
- Roman Catholicism in South KoreaRoman Catholicism in South KoreaThe Roman Catholic Church in South Korea is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The history of Catholicism in Korea began in 1784 when Yi Sung-hun was baptized while in China under the Christian name of Peter...