Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu

Archdiocese of Daegu
Archidioecesis Taeguensis
대구 대교구
Gyesan-dong Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes
Location
Country  South Korea
Statistics
Area 9,129 km2 (3,525 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
4,508,443
458,128 (8.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Daegu
Patron saint Our Lady of Lourdes
St John Yi Yun-il
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil
Emeritus Bishops Paul Ri Moun-hi Archbishop Emeritus (1986–2007)
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu) is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. The Archbishop of Daegu, whose seat is at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is Metropolitan bishop for the Dioceses of Andong, Cheongju, Masan, and Busan.

It is the second oldest episcopal see in Korea, erected as an apostolic vicariate on April 8, 1911 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Korea. It was elevated to archdiocesan status on March 10, 1962.[1]

Bishops of Daegu

  • Florian Demange (1911–1938)
  • Germain Mousset (1938–1942)
  • Irenaeus Hayasaka (1942–1946)
  • Monsignor Paul Jae-yong Ju (1946–1948)
  • Paul Ki-nam Noh (1948)-Apostolic Administrator
  • John Deok-hong Choi (1949–1954)
  • John Jung-gil Seo (1954–1962)

Archbishops of Daegu

  • John Jung-gil Seo (1962–1986)
  • Paul Moon-hee Rhee (1986–2007)
  • John Choi Young-su (2007–2009)
  • Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil (2010–)

References

  1. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taegu, South Korea". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2009-02-22.

Coordinates: 35°51′38″N 128°35′13″E / 35.860626°N 128.586982°E / 35.860626; 128.586982

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