Diocese of Pusan
| Diocese of Pusan | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Daegu |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Son Sam-seok (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paul Hwang Cheol-soo |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 3,267 km² |
| Parishes | 95 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 5,437,906 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 379.030 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 7% |
| Diocesan priest | 225 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,522 |
| Friars | 51 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 661 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Korean |
| cathedral | Holy Family |
| Website | Homepage of the diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan ( Latin Dioecesis Pusanensis , kor. : 천주교 부산 교구 ) is in South Korea location Roman Catholic diocese based in Busan (Pusan).
history
The diocese of Pusan was on January 21, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Quandoquidem novas from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Taiku as Apostolic Vicariate Pusan . On March 10, 1962, the Apostolic Vicariate Pusan was by Pope John XXIII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Fertile Evangelii and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Daegu as a suffragan . On February 15, 1966, the diocese of Pusan gave parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Masan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Pusan
- John A. Choi Jae-seon , 1957–1962
Bishops of Pusan
- John A. Choi Jae-seon, 1962-1973
- Gabriel Lee Gab-sou , 1975-1999
- Augustine Cheong Myong-jo , 1999-2007
- Paul Hwang Cheol-soo , 2007-2018
- Joseph Son Sam-seok , since 2019