The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan (Latin: Dioecesis Busanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Busan, South Korea.
Diocese of Busan Dioecesis Busanensis 부산교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Territory | Busan and Ulsan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
| Metropolitan | Daegu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,267 km2 (1,261 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 5,613,436 454,890 (8.1%) |
| Parishes | 124 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 21, 1957 (As Apostolic Vicariate) March 10, 1962 (As Diocese) |
| Cathedral | Namcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang |
| Co-cathedral | Jungang Co-Cathedral of the Holy Cross |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Son Sam-seok |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Pius Sin Hozol |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Hwang Chul-soo |
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| Website | |
| catholicbusan.or.kr | |
History edit
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.[1][2]
Leadership edit
Ordinaries edit
Apostolic Vicars of Pusan edit
- John A. Choi Jae-seon (1957–1962)
Bishops of Busan edit
- John A. Choi Jae-seon (1962–1973)
- Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1975–1999)
- Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1999–2007)
- Paul Hwang Chul-soo (2007–2018)
- Joseph Son Sam-seok (2019–present)
Coadjutor Bishops edit
- Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1998–1999)
Auxiliary Bishops edit
References edit
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Busan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Busan 부산 (South Korea)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok" retrieved November 7, 2015
- ^ Ha Gyeong-min (2021-05-23). "천주교 부산교구 보좌주교에 신호철 신부 임명" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
External links edit
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