St. Paul's Cathedral, Incheon

St. Paul's Cathedral
답동 주교좌 성당
Location Incheon
Country  South Korea
Denomination Roman Catholic

St. Paul's Cathedral[1] (Korean: 답동 주교좌 성당), also known as Incheon Cathedral and Dapdong Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Incheon,[2] South Korea's third largest City.[3]

The Church was designed by Fr. Eugene Cost (of the Paris Foreign Missions Society[4]) in a mixture of styles, including Neo-Gothic and Neo-Romanesque.

The Latin rite Church serves as the seat of the Diocese of Incheon (Dioecesis Inchonensis or 인천 교구) which was created in 1962 by Pope John XXIII.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul in Incheon
  2. ↑ Pak, Min-na (2005-01-01). Birth of resistance: stories of eight women worker activists. Korea Democracy Foundation. ISBN 9788977782433.
  3. ↑ ""The First Cathedral in Incheon: Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul"".
  4. ↑ Cho, In-suk; Koehler, Robert (2008-01-01). Seoul's historic walks. Seoul Selection. ISBN 9788991913318.


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