Suffragan diocese Busan, South Korea

Diocese of Busan

Busanen(sis)

Latin Church

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

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.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 10 March 1962
Latin: Busanen(sis)
Patron: Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Annuario code: 001000987

The see in figures

Catholics: 454,890
Population: 5,613,436
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 8.1%
Priests: 345
Catholics per priest: 1,319
Extent: 3,267 km²
Catholics per km²: 139

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Daegu

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Daegu.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of MasanMasan40 km
Archdiocese of Nagasaki 長崎Nagasaki 長崎, Japan86 km
Archdiocese of DaeguDaegu92 km
Diocese of AndongAndong162 km
Diocese of JeonjuJeonju192 km
Archdiocese of GwangjuGwangju201 km
Diocese of DaejeonDaejeon221 km
Diocese of CheongjuCheongju223 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].