Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon
Diocese of Daejeon Dioecesis Taeieonensis 대전교구 | |
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| 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 | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1958 (65 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 | |
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| Website | |
| djcatholic.or.kr | |
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.
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
- ^ "Diocese of Daejeon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Diocese of Daejeon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo" retrieved November 7, 2015
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| Province of Seoul | |
| Province of Daegu | |
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