Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan

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Ecclesiastical province Daegu Parishes 63 Rite Roman Rite Province South Gyeongsang Province Country South Korea		Metropolitan Daegu Denomination Roman Catholic Area 9,045 km² Phone +82 55-249-7000

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)2,489,945149,354 (6%) Address South Korea, Gyeongsangnam-do, 창원시 마산합포구 Odong-dong, 오동북16길 27 Similar 창원시진해종합사회복지관, 양덕동성당, 사파공동성당, 진해자은사회복지관, 창원출입국관리사무소

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan (Latin: Dioecesis Masanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Constantine Bae Ki Hyen, appointed in 2016.

History

On February 15, 1966 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan.

Ordinaries

Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (15 Feb 1966 Appointed – 9 Apr 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Seoul)

Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang † (3 Aug 1968 Appointed – 15 Dec 1988 Retired)

Michael Pak Jeong-il (15 Dec 1988 Appointed – 11 Nov 2002 Retired)

Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (11 Nov 2002 Succeeded – 19 April 2016 Retired)

Constantine Bae Ki Hyen (19 April 2016 – )

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan Wikipedia

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