Diocese of Busan Dioecesis Busanensis 부산교구 | |
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Location | |
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Territory | Busan and Ulsan |
Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
Metropolitan | Daegu |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,267 km2 (1,261 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 5,613,436 454,890 (8.1%) |
Parishes | 124 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 21, 1957 (As Apostolic Vicariate) March 10, 1962 (As Diocese) |
Cathedral | Namcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang |
Co-cathedral | Jungang Co-Cathedral of the Holy Cross |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Son Sam-seok |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil |
Auxiliary Bishops | Pius Sin Hozol |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Hwang Chul-soo |
Map | |
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Website | |
catholicbusan.or.kr |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan (Latin: Dioecesis Busanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Busan, South Korea.