Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon

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.

Diocese of Daejeon

Dioecesis Taeieonensis

대전교구
Location
Country South Korea
Ecclesiastical provinceSeoul
MetropolitanSeoul
Statistics
Area9,137 km2 (3,528 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
3,435,088
221,711 (6.5%)
Parishes107
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 June 1958 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLazarus You Heung-sik
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrew Yeom Soo-jung
Auxiliary BishopsAugustinus Kim Jong Soo
Bishops emeritusJoseph Kyeong Kap-ryong Bishop Emeritus (1984-2005)
Map
Website
djcatholic.or.kr

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.[1][2]

Ordinaries
  • Adrien-Joseph Larribeau (1958-1965)
  • Peter Hoang Min Syeng (1965-1984)
  • Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (1984-2005)
  • Lazzaro You Heung-sik (2005–present)

Auxiliary Bishops
  • Augustinus Kim Jong Soo (2009–present)[3]
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References
  1. "Diocese of Daejeon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  2. "Diocese of Daejeon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo" retrieved November 7, 2015


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