Catholic Church in Korea
Dioceses
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Vicariate Apostolic | 1957.1.21. |
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| Diocese | 1962.3.10 |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Joseph Son Sam-seok, S.T.D., D.D. (Biographical History) |
| Auxiliary Bishop |
Bishop Pius SIN Hozol, S.L.D., D.D. |
| Former Ordinaries |
Most Rev. John Choi, D.D.(1957) Most Rev. Gabriel Lee, Ph.D., D.D.(1975) Most Rev. Augustine Cheong, D.D.(1999) Most Rev. Paul Hwang Chul-soo, D.D.(2007) |
| Area | Area: Busan, Ulsan and Gimhae-si(exception: Jinyeong-eup, Saengnim-myeon, Jillye-myeon, Hallim-myeon |
Missionary Societies and Religious Institutes
| Men | Order of Friars Minor Conventual: O.F.M. Conv.; Missionaries of Charity Brothers: M.C.; Society of St. Francis de Sales: S.D.B.; Society of St. Paul: S.S.P.; Order of St.Benedict Waegwan Abbey: O.S.B.; Order of Friars Minor: O.F.M. |
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| Women | Congregation of the Sacred Word; Sisters of Christian Doctrine: D.C.; The Sisters of Notre Dame(Regina Pacis Province): S.N.D.; The Sisters of Mary; Franciscan Missionaries of Mary; Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary of Mirinae; Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill: S.C.; Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians: F.M.A.); Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, Daegu Province; Daughters of St. Paul: F.S.P.; Little Servants of the Holy Family Province of Uijeongbu; Sisters Apostles of the descent of the Holy Spirit; Sister Disciples of the Divine Master: P.D.D.M.; Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi: S.F.M.A.; Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: H.S.H.J.; Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: M.S.C.; Suore della Carita di Gesu: S.C.G.; The Fraternity of the Little Sisters of Jesus; Olivetan Benedictine Sisters of Busan: O.S.B.; Blessed Sacrament Sisters of Charity; Contemplative Missionary Fraternity; Carmelite Missionaries: C.M.; Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, Daegu Priory: O.S.B.; Sisters of the Palma blessed Korean Martyrs; Sisters of the Blessed Korean Martyrs |