Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon

Diocese of Daejeon
Dioecesis Taeieonensis
대전 교구
Location
Country South Korea
Ecclesiastical province Seoul
Metropolitan Seoul
Statistics
Area 9,137 km2 (3,528 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
3,435,088
221,711 (6.5%)
Parishes 107
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 23 June 1958 (58 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Auxiliary Bishops Augustinus Kim Jong Soo
Emeritus Bishops Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong Bishop Emeritus (1984-2005)
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taejon (Latin: Dioecesis Taeieonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in South Korea. It is the diocese for Daejeon, South Korea. Nazarius Heung-sik Yoo is its bishop; Augustinus Kim Jong Soo is the auxiliary bishop.

Pope Francis has accepted an invitation extended by the South Korean authorities and Bishops to visit the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon for the celebration of the Diocese's Youth Day (not to be confused with the World Youth Day celebration, a similar type of Catholic event, but on a global scale and held every three years in a certain city; smaller-level diocesan celebrations like this one are observed in the interim years during the same period all over the world).[1]

History

On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic vicariate of Daejeon. The vicariate was raised to be a diocese on 10 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII.[2][3]

Ordinaries

Auxiliary Bishops

References

  1. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/03/10/0173/00368.html
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Daejeon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Daejeon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  4. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo" retrieved November 7, 2015

Coordinates: 36°19′00″N 127°25′01″E / 36.3167°N 127.4170°E / 36.3167; 127.4170


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