Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon
Diocese of Daejeon Dioecesis Taeieonensis 대전교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong |
Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
Metropolitan | Seoul |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,190 km2 (3,550 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 3,866,219 335,152 (8.5%) |
Parishes | 142 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 23, 1958 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Lourdes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Lazarus You Heung-sik |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
Auxiliary Bishops | Augustinus Kim Jong-soo |
Map | |
Website | |
djcatholic.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon (Latin: Dioecesis Taeieonensis, Hangul: 천주교 대전교구) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in South Korea. It is the diocese for Daejeon, South Korea. Lazarus You Heung-sik is its bishop; Augustinus Kim Jong-soo and are the auxiliary bishops.
History[]
On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the apostolic vicariate of Daejeon. The vicariate was made a diocese on 10 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII.[1][2]
Leadership[]
- Apostolic Vicars of Daijeon
- , M.E.P. (1958–1962)
- Bishops of Daejeon
- Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1962–1965)
- (1965–1984)
- Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (1984–2005)
- Lazarus You Heung-sik (2005–2021)[3]
- Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (2021–present; apostolic administrator)[4]
- Coadjutor bishops
- Lazarus You Heung-sik (2003–2005)
- Auxiliary bishops
References[]
- ^ "Diocese of Daejeon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Diocese of Daejeon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ Cho Hyun (11 June 2021). "교황, 유흥식 주교 교황청 성직자성 장관에 임명". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Bang Seok-jun (30 July 2021). "교황청, 천주교 대전교구장 서리에 김종수 주교 임명". KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo" retrieved November 7, 2015
- ^ Kim Dong-hee (30 November 2020). "한정현 신부, 천주교 대전교구 보좌주교 임명". Daejon Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
Coordinates: 36°19′00″N 127°25′01″E / 36.3167°N 127.4170°E
Categories:
- Christian organizations established in 1958
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic dioceses in South Korea
- Daejeon
- 1958 establishments in South Korea
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Seoul
- Roman Catholic bishops of Daejeon
- Asian Roman Catholic diocese stubs