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.
- 상남동성당Town not recordedView parish
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- 생림선교성당Town not recordedView parish
- 석전동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 성가정성당Town not recordedView parish
- 성심원성당Town not recordedView parish
- 수산성당Town not recordedView parish
- 신안동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 안의선교성당Town not recordedView parish
- 양곡성당Town not recordedView parish
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- 영산성당Town not recordedView parish
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- 옥포성당Town not recordedView parish
- 완월동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 용원성당Town not recordedView parish
- 용잠성당Town not recordedView parish
- 월남동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 월영성당Town not recordedView parish
- 의령성당Town not recordedView parish
- 장등성당Town not recordedView parish
- 장승포성당Town not recordedView parish
- 장재동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 장평성당Town not recordedView parish
- 중동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 중앙동성당Town not recordedView parish
- 지세포성당Town not recordedView parish
- 진교성당Town not recordedView parish
- 진동성당Town 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.