Diocese of Masan
| Diocese of Masan | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Daegu |
| Diocesan bishop | Constantine Bae Ki Hyen |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Michael Pak Jeong-il Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok |
| founding | 1966 |
| surface | 9,045 km² |
| Parishes | 63 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2,489,945 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 149,354 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 6% |
| Diocesan priest | 106 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,214 |
| Friars | 43 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 335 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Korean |
| cathedral | St. Paul Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.cathms.or.kr/ |
The diocese of Masan ( Latin Dioecesis Masanensis , Korean 천주교 마산 교구 ) is in South Korea location Roman Catholic Diocese based in Masan .
history
The diocese of Masan was on February 15, 1966 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Siquidem catholicae from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Pusan and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Daegu as a suffragan .
Bishops of Masan
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwan , 1966–1968, then Archbishop of Seoul
- Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang , 1968–1988
- Michael Pak Jeong-il , 1988-2002
- Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok , 2002-2016
- Constantine Bae Ki Hyen , since 2016
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Siquidem catholicae , AAS 58 (1966), n.9, pp. 617f.