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Patron Saints: Saint Joseph, Immaculate Conception of Mary

Saints: 102 Saints, 133 Blesseds

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Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Seoul

Area: 96,920 km²

Population: 51,181,299

Neighbouring Countries: ← China , ↑ North Korea , → Japan

Religions: Protestant 19.7%, Buddhist 15.5%, Catholic 7.9%, none 56.9%

Languages: Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)

Ethnic Groups: homogeneous

Motto: 홍익인간 (Korean) (Benefit all mankind)

Area: 99,268 km²

Catholic Population: 5,859,000 Catholics (11.3% of 51,745,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,841 parishes, 402 mission stations (9 with resident priest, 393 without resident priest), 240 other centres

Clergy: 42 bishops (15 diocesan, 27 titular), 4,981 priests (4,221 diocesan, 760 religious), 7 permanent deacons (3 diocesan, 4 religious)

Non-Clergy: 9,611 religious (525 brothers, 9,086 sisters), 38 members of secular institutes (sisters), 1,016 major seminarians, 666 missionaries, 10,778 catechists