Parishes 119 Rite Roman Rite Phone +82 51-256-1836 Auxiliary bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok | Denomination Roman Catholic Area 3,267 km² Country South Korea Metropolitan archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
5,560,101
422,012 (7.6%) Established 21 January 1957 (60 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Busan Address 60-2 Chojang-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu Similar 중앙성당 장례식장, 천주교부산교구중앙성당, 천주교부산교구송도성당, 괴정성당, 천주교부산교구괴정성당 | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan (Latin: Dioecesis Busanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church located in Busan, South Korea.
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History
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.
List of Bishops
List of Auxiliary Bishops
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA