Diocese of Masan Dioecesis Masanensis 마산교구 | |
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Location | |
Country | South Korea |
Territory | Western part of South Gyeongsang |
Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Daegu |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,054 km2 (3,496 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 2,466,654 182,194 (7.2%) |
Parishes | 73 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 15, 1966 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Masan |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil |
Apostolic Administrator | Paul Shin Eun-geun |
Bishops emeritus | Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok Constantine Bae Ki-hyen |
Map | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Masan (Latin: Dioecesis Masanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Constantine Bae Ki Hyen, appointed in 2016.
History
[edit]On February 15, 1966 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan.[1][2]
Leadership
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1966–1968), appointed Archbishop of Seoul
- Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang (1968–1988)
- Michael Pak Jeong-il (1988–2002)
- Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (2002–2016)
- Constantine Bae Ki-hyen (2016–2022)[3]
- The Rev. Paul Shin Eun-geun, apostolic administrator (2022- )[4][5]
Coadjutor Bishops
[edit]- Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (2000–2002)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Masan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "Diocese of Masan 마산". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ Yang Jeong-woo (2022-08-27). "배기현 마산교구장 사임…교구장 서리에 신은근 신부" (in Korean). Yonhapnews. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Catholic Sabah website, Korean Catholics help sustain marine life, fish species, article Jun 26, 2023
- ^ Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea website, Rev. Paul SHIN Eun Keun
External links
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