Suffragan diocese Masan, South Korea
Diocese of Masan
Masanen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, established by Pope Paul VI on February 15, 1966 with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan, and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Daegu. Its seat is the Yangdok-dong Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Changwon. Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo has led the diocese since December 21, 2024.
On the map
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- Established
- 1966
- Catholics
- 182,194
- Priests
- 175
- Territory
- 9,054 km²
Parishes and churches
76 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, ChangwonTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- 가음동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 가좌동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 거제성당Town not recordedView parish
- 거창성당Town not recordedView parish
- 경화동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 고성성당Town not recordedView parish
- 고현성당Town not recordedView parish
- 구암동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 금산성당Town not recordedView parish
- 남성동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 남지성당Town not recordedView parish
- 남해성당Town not recordedView parish
- 대건성당Town not recordedView parish
- 대방동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 대산성지성당Town not recordedView parish
- 덕산동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 망경동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 명서동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 문산성당Town not recordedView parish
- 반송성당Town not recordedView parish
- 봉곡동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 북신동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 사림동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 사천성당Town not recordedView parish
- 사파동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 산청성당Town not recordedView parish
- 산호동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 삼계성당Town not recordedView parish
- 삼천포성당Town 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
- Linus Lee Seong-hyo
- Born
- 6 July 1957
- Birthplace
- Jinju-shi
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The cathedral
Yangdok-dong Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Changwon stands in Masan, 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
A Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in South Korea, the Diocese of Masan (Latin: Dioecesis Masanensis) sits as a suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Daegu. Constantine Bae Ki Hyen, appointed in 2016, is the current bishop.