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Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan

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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

Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2012)5,560,101422,012 (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
  
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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

  • John A. Choi Jae-seon (1957-1973)
  • Gabriel Gab-su Lee (1975-1999)
  • Augustus Myung-jo Jung (1999-2007)
  • Paul Cheol-soo Hwang (2007-Present)

    • List of Auxiliary Bishops

  • Joseph Son Sam-seok (2010-present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan Wikipedia
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