Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon

Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taejon is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in South Korea. Erected in 1958 as an Apostolic vicariate, the vicariate was raised to be a diocese in 1962. It is the diocese for Daejeon, South Korea. Nazarius Heung-sik Yoo is its bishop; Augustinus Kim Jong Soo is the auxiliary bishop.

List of bishops

  • Adrien A. Larribear (1958-1965)
  • Peter Min-sung Hwang (1965-1984)
  • Joseph Gab-ryong Gyung (1984-2005)
  • Nazarius Heung-sik Yoo (2005–present)


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