Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan

Diocese of Masan Dioecesis Masanensis 마산교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Western part of South Gyeongsang
Ecclesiastical province	Daegu
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Daegu
Statistics
Area	9,054 km^2 (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	Linus Lee Seong-hyo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil
Bishops emeritus	Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok Constantine Bae Ki-hyen
Map
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

On February 15, 1966 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan.[1][2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

• 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 (2022-2024; apostolic administrator)[4][5]
• Linus Lee Seong-hyo (2024–present)[6]

Coadjutor Bishops

• Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (2000–2002)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in South Korea
• Bishop of Masan

References

1. "Diocese of Masan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
2. "Diocese of Masan 마산". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
3. Yang Jeong-woo (2022-08-27). "배기현 마산교구장 사임…교구장 서리에 신은근 신부" (in Korean). Yonhapnews. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
4. Catholic Sabah website, Korean Catholics help sustain marine life, fish species, article Jun 26, 2023
5. Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea website, Rev. Paul SHIN Eun Keun
6. Lee Su-ji (2024-12-22). "천주교 마산교구장에 이성효 주교" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 2024-12-23.

External links

• Diocese of Masan official site

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