Catholic Church in Korea
Diocese of Daejeon
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Prefecture Apostolic | May 8, 1948 |
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| Vicariate Apostolic | June 23, 1958 |
| Diocese | March 10, 1962 |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Lazzaro YOU Heung-sik, S.T.D. D.D. |
| Succeeded | April 1, 2005 |
| Consecrated | August 19, 2003 |
| Former Ordinaries | Most Rev. Adrien Larribeau, M.E.P., D.D. (1948) Most Rev. Peter Hwang, D.D. (1965) Most Rev. Joseph Kyeong, D.D.(1984) |
| Area | Daejeon (539.64㎢), Chungnam Province (8,600.52㎢) |
Missionary and Religious Societies
| Men | Society of St. Francis de Sales; Society of Jesus; Order of Friars Minor; Paris Foreign Missions Society; Franciscan Missionaries of Service; Clerical Congregation of the Blessed Korean Martyrs |
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| Women | Order of Discalced Carmelite Nuns; Congregation of the Sacred Word; Caritas Sisters of miyazaki in Korea; The Sisters of Notre Dame; Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Mirinae; Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill; Daughters of Mary Help of Christians; Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres; Little Servants of the Holy Family of Seoul; Sisters of the Annunciation; Franciscan Sisters of Militia Immaculatae; Daughters of St. Paul; Clarissan Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament; Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi; Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Congregatio Jesu; The Fraternity of the Little Sisters of Jesus; olivetan Benedictine Sisters of Busan; Blessed Sacrament Sisters of Charity; Sisters of Divine Province; Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, Daegu Priory; Sisters of Prado; Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Service; Sister of Palma of Blessed Korean Martyrs; Sisters of the Blessed Korean Martyrs |
DIOCESAN OFFICE
12, Gukchaegyeonguwon 5-ro, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea
☎ 044-270-3000
Fax (044)270-3006 (Bishop) / (044)270-3022 (Secretariate)
Website : http://www.djcatholic.or.kr
e-mail : tjsamu@hanmail.net