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 province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	9,137 km^2 (3,528 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 3,435,088 221,711 (6.5%)
Parishes	107
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 June 1958 (62 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
Bishops emeritus	Joseph 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]

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