The Jeondong Cathedral ( ko, 전동성당) also known as the Old Cathedral of Jeondong and now as the Jeondong Church of Francis Xavier is an important Catholic church in
Jeonju
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South Korea
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The cathedral building, of Roman-Byzantine style, was built between 1908 and 1914 by Victor Louis Poisnel (1855-1925). It is in the territory and under the supervision of François-Xavier Baudounet (1859-1915), a French priest, born in Mostuéjouls in Aveyron, in the same place where many Christians were martyred. This church, located in the city center, near the traditional Jeonju Hanok Village, is a historic site (KB) #288.
Currently a parish church, the cathedral belongs to the
Diocese of Jeonju (''Dioecesis Ieoniuensis'' or 전주 교구).
Sacred Heart Kindergarten is a facility attached to the cathedral, while
Jeonju Sacred Heart Girls' Middle School (
Wheein
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Hwasa
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's former school) and
Jeonju Sacred Heart Girls' High School are nearby.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in South Korea
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Myeongdong Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception ( la, Ecclesia Cathedralis Nostrae Dominae Immaculatae Conceptionis; ), informally known as Myeongdong Cathedral, is the national cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese o ...
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in South Korea
Buildings and structures in Jeonju
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1914
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in South Korea