Archdiocese of Daegu
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Archdiocese of Daegu Archidioecesis Taeguensis 대구대교구 | |
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 Gyesan-dong Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes | |
| Location | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Territory | Daegu |
| Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,129 km2 (3,525 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 164 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 8, 1911 (as Apostolic Vicariate) March 10, 1962 (as Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Daegu |
| Co-cathedral | Beomeo Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Lourdes St John Yi Yun-il |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil |
| Auxiliary Bishops | John Bosco Chang Shin-ho |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| daegu-archdiocese.or.kr | |
The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu) is a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The Archbishop of Daegu, whose seat is at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is Metropolitan bishop for the Dioceses of Andong, Cheongju, Masan, and Busan.
It is the second oldest episcopal see in Korea, erected as an apostolic vicariate on April 8, 1911, from the Apostolic Vicariate of Korea. It was elevated to archdiocesan status on March 10, 1962.[1]
Leadership
[edit | edit source]Ordinaries
[edit | edit source]Apostolic Vicars of Taiku
[edit | edit source]- Florian-Jean-Baptiste Démange (1911–1938)
- Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. (1938–1942)
- Ireneus Hayasaka Kyubei (1942–1946)
- Paul Chu Jae-yong (1946–1948)
- Paul Roh Ki-nam (1948; apostolic administrator)
- John Baptist Choi Deok-hong (1948–1954)
- John Baptist Sye Bong-kil (1955–1962)
Archbishops of Daegu
[edit | edit source]- John Baptist Sye Bong-kil (1962–1986)
- Paul Ri Moun-hi (1986–2007)
- John Choi Young-su (2007–2009)
- Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil (2010–present)
Coadjutor Bishops
[edit | edit source]- Paul Ri Moun-hi (1985–1986)
- John Choi Young-su (2006–2007)
Auxiliary Bishops
[edit | edit source]- Paul Ri Moun-hi (1972–1985)
- Alexander Sye Cheong-duk (1994–2001)
- John Choi Young-su (2000–2006)
- Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil (2007–2010)
- John Bosco Chang Shin-ho (2016–present)[2]
References
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- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Bosco Chang Shin-Ho" retrieved September 3, 2020
External links
[edit | edit source]- Daegu Catholic Archdiocese official site Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
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Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Daegu
- Catholic Church in Korea
- Roman Catholic dioceses in South Korea
- Christian organizations established in 1911
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Daegu
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Daegu
- Religion in Korea under Japanese rule