Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Daejeon | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Taeieonensis |
Local: | 대전교구 |
Territory: | Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong |
Province: | Seoul |
Metropolitan: | Seoul |
Area Km2: | 9,190 |
Population: | 3,866,219 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Catholics: | 335,152 |
Catholics Percent: | 8.5 |
Parishes: | 142 |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | June 23, 1958 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon |
Patron: | Our Lady of Lourdes |
Bishop: | Augustinus Kim Jong Soo |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Auxiliary Bishops: | Stephanus Han Jung-hyun |
Map: | Diocese of Daejeon.svg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon (la|Dioecesis Taeieonensis, Hangul:) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is the diocese for Daejeon, South Korea. Augustinus Kim Jong-soo has been appointed its bishop; Stephanus Han Jung-hyun is auxiliary bishop.
On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the apostolic vicariate of Daejeon. The vicariate was made a diocese on 10 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII.[1] [2]