The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu) is a

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of the

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of the

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. The Archbishop of Daegu, whose seat is at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is

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for the Dioceses of Andong,

Cheongju Cheongju () is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. History Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, specifically in the one where Sangdang Sanseong is ...

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, and

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. It is the second oldest episcopal see in

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, 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.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Taiku

* Florian-Jean-Baptiste Démange (1911–1938) * Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. (1938–1942) *

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(1942–1946) *

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(1946–1948) *

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(1948;

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) *

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(1948–1954) *

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(1955–1962)

Archbishops of Daegu

*John Baptist Sye Bong-kil (1962–1986) *

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(1986–2007) *

John Choi Young-su John Choi Young-su (; March 2, 1942 – August 31, 2009) was the South Korean Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu from 2007 to 2009. Young-su was ordained a Catholic priest on November 6, 1970, and was elevated to Auxiliary bis ...

(2007–2009) * Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil (2010–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

*Paul Ri Moun-hi (1985–1986) *John Choi Young-su (2006–2007)

Auxiliary Bishops

*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 John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(2016–present)Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop John Bosco Chang Shin-Ho"
retrieved September 3, 2020

References

External links

Daegu Catholic Archdiocese official site
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