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Metropolitan see Daegu, South Korea

Archdiocese of Daegu

Daeguen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Daegu, South Korea, the second oldest episcopal see in Korea, erected as an apostolic vicariate on April 8, 1911 and elevated to archdiocese on March 10, 1962. Its seat is Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, and its suffragans are the Dioceses of Andong, Busan, Cheongju and Masan.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Kyesan Cathedral, Daegu, in Daegu, South Korea.

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Established
1911
Catholics
511,757
Priests
532
Territory
9,129 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil

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The cathedral

Kyesan Cathedral, Daegu stands in Daegu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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

History

The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu), a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, is the second oldest episcopal see in Korea: it was erected as an apostolic vicariate on April 8, 1911, from the Apostolic Vicariate of Korea, and raised to archdiocesan status on March 10, 1962. Its archbishop, seated at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is Metropolitan bishop for the Dioceses of Andong, Cheongju, Masan, and Busan.