Roman Catholic Diocese of Pyongyang

Diocese of Pyongyang

Dioecesis Pyeongyangensis

평양 교구
Location
Country North Korea
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
Statistics
Population
- Total

Unknown
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 17, 1927 (prefecture apostolic)
July 11, 1939 (vicariate apostolic)
March 10, 1962 (diocese)
CathedralChangchung Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante
Apostolic AdministratorPeter Chung Soon-taick
Map
Website
py.catholic.or.kr

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pyongyang is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in North Korea. Its only official bishop, Francis Hong Yong-ho, was imprisoned by the government of the North Korea led by Kim Il-sung in 1949 and later disappeared. The Archbishop of Seoul acts as the Apostolic Administrator for Pyongyang.