Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan
Appearance
Diocese of Busan Dioecesis Busanensis 부산교구 | |
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Location | |
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Territory | Busan and Ulsan |
Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
Metropolitan | Daegu |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,267 km2 (1,261 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 5,613,436 454,890 (8.1%) |
Parishes | 124 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 21, 1957 (As Apostolic Vicariate) March 10, 1962 (As Diocese) |
Cathedral | Namcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang |
Co-cathedral | Jungang Co-Cathedral of the Holy Cross |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Son Sam-seok |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil |
Auxiliary Bishops | Pius Sin Hozol |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Hwang Chul-soo |
Map | |
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Website | |
catholicbusan.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan (Latin: Dioecesis Busanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Busan, South Korea.
History
[edit]On 21 January 1957 Pope Pius XII erected as an Apostolic Vicariate of Busan. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.[1][2]
Leadership
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]Apostolic Vicars of Pusan
[edit]- John A. Choi Jae-seon (1957–1962)
Bishops of Busan
[edit]- John A. Choi Jae-seon (1962–1973)
- Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1975–1999)
- Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1999–2007)
- Paul Hwang Chul-soo (2007–2018)
- Joseph Son Sam-seok (2019–present)
Coadjutor Bishops
[edit]- Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1998–1999)
Auxiliary Bishops
[edit]- Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1971–1975)
- Paul Hwang Chul-soo (2006–2007)
- Joseph Son Sam-seok (2010–2019)[3]
- Pius Sin Hozol (2021–present)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Busan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Busan 부산 (South Korea)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok" retrieved November 7, 2015
- ^ Ha Gyeong-min (2021-05-23). "천주교 부산교구 보좌주교에 신호철 신부 임명" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
External links
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