St. Paul's Cathedral, Incheon

St. Paul's Cathedral[1] (Korean: 답동 주교좌 성당), also known as Incheon Cathedral and Dapdong Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Incheon,[2] South Korea's third largest City.[3]

St. Paul's Cathedral
답동 주교좌 성당
LocationIncheon
Country South Korea
DenominationRoman Catholic

The Church was designed by Fr. Eugene Cost (of the Paris Foreign Missions Society[4]) in a mixture of styles, including Neo-Gothic and Neo-Romanesque.

The Latin rite Church serves as the seat of the Diocese of Incheon (Dioecesis Inchonensis or 인천 교구) which was created in 1962 by Pope John XXIII.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in South Korea

References
  1. Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul in Incheon
  2. Pak, Min-na (2005-01-01). Birth of resistance: stories of eight women worker activists. Korea Democracy Foundation. ISBN 9788977782433.
  3. ""The First Cathedral in Incheon: Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul"".
  4. Cho, In-suk; Koehler, Robert (2008-01-01). Seoul's historic walks. Seoul Selection. ISBN 9788991913318.


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