The Roman Catholic Diocese of Busan ( la, Dioecesis Busanensis) is a
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
Latin Church
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of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
located in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
.
History
On 21 January 1957
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
erected as an
Apostolic Vicariate of Busan. It was elevated to a
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 ...
by
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 19 ...
on 10 March 1962.
Leadership
Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicars of Pusan
*
John A. Choi Jae-seon (1957–1962)
Bishops of Busan
*John A. Choi Jae-seon (1962–1973)
*
Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1975–1999)
*
Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1999–2007)
*
Paul Hwang Chul-soo (2007–2018)
*
Joseph Son Sam-seok (2019–present)
Coadjutor Bishops
*Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1998–1999)
Auxiliary Bishops
*Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1971–1975)
*Paul Hwang Chul-soo (2006–2007)
*Joseph Son Sam-seok (2010–2019)
*Pius Sin Hozol (2021–present)
References
External links
Official site
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
Busan
Christian organizations established in 1957
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Daegu
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