The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon ( la, Dioecesis Taeieonensis,

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Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology an ...

. Augustinus Kim Jong-soo has been appointed its bishop; Stephanus Han Jung-hyun is auxiliary bishop.

History

On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the apostolic vicariate of Daejeon. The vicariate was made a diocese on 10 March 1962 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 ...

Leadership

Ordinaries

;Apostolic Vicars of Daijeon *

Adrien-Joseph Larribeau Adrien-Joseph Larribeau (4 February 1883 – 12 August 1974) was a Catholic priest who was Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon. Career Larribeau began his career in 1907 in the La Société des Missions Etrangères as an ordained priest, later that yea ...

, M.E.P. (1958–1962) ;Bishops of Daejeon *Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1962–1965) * Peter Hwang Min Syeng (1965–1984) *

Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong ( ko, 경갑룡 요셉; 11 March 1930 – 16 December 2020) was a South Korean Roman Catholic bishop. Kyeong Kap-ryong was born in South Korea and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as titular bishop of ' ...

(1984–2005) *

Lazarus You Heung-sik Lazarus You Heung-sik (or Lazzaro; ; born 17 November 1951) is a South Korean prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy since 2021. He is the first Korean to head a department of the Roman Curia. ...

(2005–2021) * Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (2022–present)

Coadjutor bishops

*Lazarus You Heung-sik (2003–2005)

Auxiliary bishops

*Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (2009–2022) * Stephanus Han Jung-hyun (2020–present)

References

Christian organizations established in 1958

Daejon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...

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