Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan

Diocese of Busan

Dioecesis Busanensis

부산교구
Location
Country South Korea
TerritoryBusan and Ulsan
Ecclesiastical provinceDaegu
MetropolitanDaegu
Statistics
Area3,267 km2 (1,261 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2017)
  • 5,613,436
  • 454,890 (8.1%)
Parishes124
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 21, 1957
(As Apostolic Vicariate)
March 10, 1962
(As Diocese)
CathedralNamcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang
Co-cathedralJungang Co-Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJoseph Son Sam-seok
Metropolitan ArchbishopThaddeus Cho Hwan-kil
Auxiliary BishopsPius Sin Hozol
Bishops emeritusPaul Hwang Chul-soo
Map
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.

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