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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

Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 2,489,945 149,354 (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.

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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 – )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan Wikipedia