Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taejon (Latin: Dioecesis Taeieonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic church in South Korea. It is the diocese for Daejeon, South Korea. Lazarus You Heung-sik is its bishop; Augustinus Kim Jong-soo and Stephanus Han Jung-hyun is the auxiliary bishops.

Diocese of Daejeon Dioecesis Taeieonensis 대전교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	9,190 km^2 (3,550 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2017) 3,866,219 324,998 (8.4%)
Parishes	142
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 23, 1958 (62 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon
Patron saint	Our Lady of Lourdes
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Lazarus You Heung-sik
Metropolitan Archbishop	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Auxiliary Bishops	Augustinus Kim Jong-soo Stephanus Han Jung-hyun
Map
Website
djcatholic.or.kr

History

On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic vicariate of Daejeon. The vicariate was raised to be a diocese on 10 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII.[1][2]

Leadership

Apostolic Vicars of Daijeon

• Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1958–1962)

Bishops of Daejeon

• Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1962–1965)
• Peter Hoang Min Syeng (1965–1984)
• Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (1984–2005)
• Lazarus You Heung-sik (2005–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

• Lazarus You Heung-sik (2003–2005)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (2009–present)[3]
• Stephanus Han Jung-hyun (2020–present)[4]

References

1. "Diocese of Daejeon". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
2. "Diocese of Daejeon". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
3. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo" retrieved November 7, 2015
4. Kim Dong-hee (2020-11-30). "한정현 신부, 천주교 대전교구 보좌주교 임명" (in Korean). Daejon Ilbo. Retrieved 2020-12-01.