Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
Daegu | |
Latin: | Archidioecesis Taeguensis |
Local: | 대구대교구 |
Territory: | Daegu |
Province: | Daegu |
Area Km2: | 9,129 |
Population: | 4,476,518 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Catholics: | 511,757 |
Catholics Percent: | 11.4 |
Parishes: | 164 |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | April 8, 1911 (as Apostolic Vicariate) March 10, 1962 (as Archdiocese) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Daegu |
Cocathedral: | Beomeo Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi |
Patron: | Our Lady of Lourdes St John Yi Yun-il |
Bishop: | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil |
Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
Auxiliary Bishops: | John Bosco Chang Shin-ho |
Map: | Archdiocese of Daegu.svg |
The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The Archbishop of Daegu, whose seat is at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is Metropolitan bishop for the Dioceses of Andong, Cheongju, Masan, and Busan.
It is the second oldest episcopal see in Korea, erected as an apostolic vicariate on April 8, 1911, from the Apostolic Vicariate of Korea. It was elevated to archdiocesan status on March 10, 1962.[1]