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Suffragan diocese Busan, South Korea

Diocese of Busan

Busanen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese covering Busan and Ulsan metropolitan cities and part of Gyeongsangnam-do in South Korea, elevated to diocese in 1962 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Daegu. Its seat is Namcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang in Busan, with the Jung-ang Co-Cathedral of the Holy Cross also in the city.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Namcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang, Busan, in Busan, South Korea.

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Established
1962
Catholics
454,890
Priests
345
Territory
3,267 km²

Parishes and churches

124 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Son Sam-seok
Born
3 November 1955
Birthplace
Busan

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The cathedral

Namcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang, Busan stands in Busan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Jung-ang Co-Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Busan.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.