Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taejon (Latin: Dioecesis Taeieonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in South Korea. It is the diocese for Daejeon, South Korea. Lazarus You Heung-sik is its bishop; Augustinus Kim Jong-soo and Stephanus Han Jung-hyun is the auxiliary bishops.
Diocese of Daejeon Dioecesis Taeieonensis 대전교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Territory | Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seoul |
| Metropolitan | Seoul |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,190 km2 (3,550 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2017) 3,866,219 324,998 (8.4%) |
| Parishes | 142 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 23, 1958 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Lazarus You Heung-sik |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Augustinus Kim Jong-soo Stephanus Han Jung-hyun |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| djcatholic.or.kr | |
History
On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic vicariate of Daejeon. The vicariate was raised to be a diocese on 10 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII.[1][2]
Leadership
Apostolic Vicars of Daijeon
- Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1958–1962)
Bishops of Daejeon
- Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1962–1965)
- Peter Hoang Min Syeng (1965–1984)
- Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (1984–2005)
- Lazarus You Heung-sik (2005–present)
Coadjutor Bishops
- Lazarus You Heung-sik (2003–2005)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (2009–present)[3]
- Stephanus Han Jung-hyun (2020–present)[4]
References
- "Diocese of Daejeon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- "Diocese of Daejeon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo" retrieved November 7, 2015
- Kim Dong-hee (2020-11-30). "한정현 신부, 천주교 대전교구 보좌주교 임명" (in Korean). Daejon Ilbo. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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| Province of Seoul | |
| Province of Daegu | |
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