Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan

Diocese of Masan Dioecesis Masanensis 마산교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Western part of South Gyeongsang
Ecclesiastical province	Daegu
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Daegu
Statistics
Area	9,054 km2 (3,496 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2017) 2,466,654 182,194 (7.2%)
Parishes	73
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	February 15, 1966 (55 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Masan
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil
Bishops emeritus	Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Masan (Latin: Dioecesis Masanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Constantine Bae Ki Hyen, appointed in 2016.

History[]

On February 15, 1966 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan.^[1][2]

Leadership[]

Ordinaries[]

• Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1966–1968), appointed Archbishop of Seoul
• Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang (1968–1988)
• Michael Pak Jeong-il (1988–2002)
• Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (2002–2016)
• Constantine Bae Ki-hyen (2016–present)

Coadjutor Bishops[]

• Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (2000–2002)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in South Korea

References[]

External links[]

• Diocese of Masan official site

Coordinates: 35°12′00″N 128°34′01″E / 35.2000°N 128.5670°E / 35.2000; 128.5670

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