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)
2,489,945
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
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA