The Diocese of Masan ( la, Dioecesis Masanensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. It is a

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in the

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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

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established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Stephen Kim Sou-hwan Stephen (often rendered as Latin Stephanus) Kim Sou-hwan (; May 8, 1922 – February 16, 2009) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the former archbishop of Seoul, South Korea. Having been an iconic figure in South Korea's bloody a ...

(1966–1968), appointed

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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)

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 distric ...

South Gyeongsang Province Christian organizations established in 1966