Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: September, 1966
Number of Catholics in the ROK(2006 May): 5,140,000
- 2 Cardinals, 29 Bishops, 3,837 Priests, 9,676 Nuns
High-level Exchanges:
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| From the ROK to Holy See |
| 1974 |
October |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Dong-jo |
| 1978 |
February |
Acting Chairman of the Republican Party Lee Hyo-sang
(An autograph letter from the President delivered) |
| 1978 |
October |
Acting Chairman of the Republican Party Lee Hyo-sang
(Presidential Delegation to the papal coronation of Pope John Paul II) |
| 1979 |
September |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Tong-jin (An autograph letter from the President delivered) |
| 1981 |
January |
Minister of Communications Kim Ki-chul as a Special Envoy of the President |
| 1983 |
May |
Minister of Culture and Public Information Lee Jin-hee
(An autographed invitation for the Pope by the President delivered) |
| 1984 |
June |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Won-kyung |
| 1987 |
February |
Prime Minister Roh Shin-young |
| 1989 |
February |
President of the Peace and Democracy Party Kim Dae-jung |
| 1999 |
November |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hong Soon-young |
| 2000 |
March |
President Kim Dae-jung |
| 2001 |
August |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Han Seung-soo |
| 2003 |
November |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoon Young-kwan |
| 2005 |
April |
Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan as the Head of the
( Condolence Delegation to Pope John Paul II's funeral) |
| 2006 |
April |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon |
| 2007 |
February |
President Roh Moo-hyun |
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| From Holy See to the ROK |
| 1978 |
March |
President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians Cardinal Sergio Pignedali |
| 1984 |
May |
Pope John Paul II |
| 1986 |
June |
President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians Cardinal Francis Arinze |
| 1986 |
August |
Archbishop of Milan Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini |
| 1986 |
September |
President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Cardinal Eduardo Pironio |
| 1989 |
October |
Pope John Paul II |
| 2002 |
July |
Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe |
| 2004 |
August |
Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Archbishop Robert Sarah |
| 2005 |
November |
President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal Fumio Hamao |
| 2006 |
July |
President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal Walter Kasper |
| 2006 |
October |
President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers Cardinal Lozano Barragan |
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