Diocese of Daejeon
| Diocese of Daejeon | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Seoul |
| Diocesan bishop | Lazarus You Heung-sik |
| Auxiliary bishop | Augustine Kim Jong-soo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Joseph Kyeong Cape Ryong |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 9,153 km² |
| Parishes | 137 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,818,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 311,762 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 8.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 295 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 959 |
| Friars | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 571 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Korean |
| cathedral | Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus |
| Website | www.djcatholic.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon ( Latin Dioecesis Taeieonensis , Korean 천주교 대전 교구 ) is in South Korea location Roman Catholic diocese based in Daejeon .
history
The Diocese of Daejeon was on June 23, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Sacro suadente from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Seoul as Apostolic Vicariate Daijeon . On March 10, 1962 the Apostolic Vicariate Daijeon was by Pope John XXIII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Fertile Evangelii and renamed the Diocese of Daejeon . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Seoul as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Daijeon
- Adrien-Jean Larribeau MEP , 1958–1962
Bishops of Daejeon
- Adrien-Jean Larribeau MEP, 1962-1963
- Peter Hoang Min Syeng , 1965–1984
- Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong , 1984-2005
- Lazarus You Heung-sik , since 2005
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon - collection of images, videos and audio files
