Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan
Diocese of Masan Dioecesis Masanensis 마산 교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
| Metropolitan | Daegu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,045 km2 (3,492 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,489,945 149,354 (6%) |
| Parishes | 63 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 February 1966 (58 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Masan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Constantine Bae Ki Hyen |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil |
| Bishops emeritus | Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok Bishop Emeritus (2002–2016) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan (Latin: Dioecesis Masanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is a suffragan to 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]
Ordinaries
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (15 Feb 1966 Appointed – 9 Apr 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Seoul)
- Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang † (3 Aug 1968 Appointed – 15 Dec 1988 Retired)
- Michael Pak Jeong-il (15 Dec 1988 Appointed – 11 Nov 2002 Retired)
- Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (11 Nov 2002 Succeeded – 19 April 2016 Retired)
- Constantine Bae Ki Hyen (19 April 2016 – )
References
- ^ "Diocese of Masan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Diocese of Masan 마산". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
See also
External links
| Province of Gwangju | |
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| Province of Seoul | |
| Province of Daegu | |
| Others |
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