The Diocese of Masan ( la, Dioecesis Masanensis) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in
South Korea
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. It is a
suffragan diocese
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Constantine Bae Ki Hyen, appointed in 2016.
History
On February 15, 1966
Pope Paul VI
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established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the
Diocese of Busan.
Leadership
Ordinaries
*
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1966–1968), appointed
Archbishop of Seoul
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* 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)
Father Paul Shin Eun-geun, apostolic administrator (2022- )
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea website, ''Rev. Paul SHIN Eun Keun
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Coadjutor Bishops
* Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok (2000–2002)
See also
*Roman Catholicism in South Korea
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*Bishop of Masan
This page lists the bishops of Masan.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masan was created in 1966 by Pope Paul VI. It is suffragan to Archdiocese of Taegu.
Bishops of Masan
*Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Stephen (often rendered as Latin Stephanus) Kim S ...
References
External links
Diocese of Masan official site
Masan
Masan is an administrative region of Changwon, a city in the South Gyeongsang Province. It was formerly an independent city from 1949 until 30 June 2010, when it was absorbed to Changwon along with Jinhae. Masan was redistricted as two district ...
South Gyeongsang Province
Christian organizations established in 1966
Masan
Masan is an administrative region of Changwon, a city in the South Gyeongsang Province. It was formerly an independent city from 1949 until 30 June 2010, when it was absorbed to Changwon along with Jinhae. Masan was redistricted as two district ...
Changwon
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Daegu
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