Suffragan diocese Daejeon, South Korea
Diocese of Daejeon
Daeieonen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Daejeon, South Korea, elevated to diocese in 1962 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seoul. Its seat is the Daeheung-dong Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon, with diocesan facilities developing in nearby Sejong City. Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong-soo leads the diocese, assisted by auxiliary bishop Stephanus Han Jung-hyun.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1962
- Catholics
- 335,152
- Priests
- 392
- Territory
- 9,190 km²
Parishes and churches
164 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Daeheung-dong Catholic ChurchTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- 가수원성당Town not recordedView parish
- 가양동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 가오동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 갈마동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 갈매못순교성지Town not recordedView parish
- 강경성당Town not recordedView parish
- 계룡성당Town not recordedView parish
- 고덕성당Town not recordedView parish
- 공세리성당Town not recordedView parish
- 공세리성지Town not recordedView parish
- 공주교동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 공주신관동성당Town not recordedMass times recorded
- 공주중동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 관저1동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 관저2동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 관저동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 관평동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 광천성당Town not recordedView parish
- 괴정동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 궁동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 규암성당Town not recordedView parish
- 금사리성당Town not recordedView parish
- 금산성당Town not recordedView parish
- 기지시성당Town not recordedView parish
- 내동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 내포홍북성당Town not recordedView parish
- 노은동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 논산내동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 논산대교동성당Town 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
- Augustinus Kim Jong-soo
- Born
- 8 February 1956
- Birthplace
- Taehung-dong
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The cathedral
Daeheung-dong Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker, Daejeon stands in Daejeon, 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
Daejeon, South Korea has its own Latin Catholic see, the Diocese of Daejeon (Latin: Dioecesis Taeieonensis, Hangul: 천주교 대전교구). Augustinus Kim Jong-soo has been appointed its bishop, with Stephanus Han Jung-hyun serving as auxiliary bishop.