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Diocese of Daejeon {Taejon}

Dioecesis Taeieonensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 10 March 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Seoul
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Korea, Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 9,163 (3,539 Square Miles)
  • Description: Daejeon Metropolitan City and Chungcheongnam-do (province)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.djcatholic.or.kr
  • Mailing Address: 12 Gukchaegyeonguwon 5-ro, Sejong, 30148, Korea
  • Telephone: (044)270-3000

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Daijeon
23 June 1958ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Seoul (Chungcheongnam-do) Vicariate Apostolic of Cheong-ju (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Daijeon (erected)
Diocese of Daejeon {Taejon}
10 March 1962ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Daijeon Diocese of Daejeon {Taejon}

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Daejeon {Taejon}
197060,5582,782,3592.2%48541025935711532ap1971
198071,1762,892,7622.5%623651,0951818047ap1981
1990115,8663,054,4793.8%893921,2591329870ap1991
1999184,2123,264,9925.6%14981571,1731842084ap2000
2000183,9193,294,5305.6%156111671,1012343689ap2001
2001187,5883,320,7445.6%155141691,1092946190ap2002
2002212,4453,326,9466.4%171141851,1483041693ap2003
2003215,8953,327,3706.5%187142011,0742244396ap2004
2004214,7883,357,7786.4%194132071,03720519102ap2005
2006221,7113,435,0886.5%202142161,02631526107ap2007
2013286,9293,729,4607.7%2721829098945635127ap2014
2016311,7623,818,0008.2%2953032595945571137ap2017
2019330,3243,928,6278.4%3193535493345601142ap2020
2021335,9723,934,5398.5%3324137390085629143ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Daijeon
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 152, and Page 153
  • Diocese of Daejeon {Taejon}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 552, to Page 555

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