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.
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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.
- 호계성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 화명성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 화봉성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 활천성당Town not recordedView parish
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.