St. Paul's Cathedral, Incheon Explained

St. Paul's Cathedral
Native Name:답동 주교좌 성당
Native Name Lang:ko
Location:Incheon
Country:South Korea
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Floor Area:6164m2

St. Paul's Cathedral[1] (Korean: 답동 주교좌 성당), also known as Incheon Cathedral and Dapdong Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Incheon,[2] South Korea's third largest city.[3]

The church was designed by Fr. Eugene Cost (of the Paris Foreign Missions Society[4]) in a mixture of styles, including Neo-Gothic and Neo-Romanesque.

The Latin rite church serves as the seat of the Diocese of Incheon (Dioecesis Inchonensis or Korean: 인천 교구) which was created in 1962 by Pope John XXIII.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/3116.htm Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul in Incheon
  2. Book: Pak, Min-na. Birth of resistance: stories of eight women worker activists. registration. 2005-01-01. Korea Democracy Foundation. 9788977782433. en.
  3. Web site: "The First Cathedral in Incheon: Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul". 27 April 2015.
  4. Book: Seoul's historic walks. Cho. In-suk. Koehler. Robert. 2008-01-01. Seoul Selection. 9788991913318. en.