Archdiocese of Daegu
Daeguen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Daegu, South Korea
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Daegu, South Korea, the second oldest episcopal see in Korea, erected as an apostolic vicariate on April 8, 1911 and elevated to archdiocese on March 10, 1962. Its seat is Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, and its suffragans are the Dioceses of Andong, Busan, Cheongju and Masan.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 March 1962
- Latin
- Daeguen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Lourdes, St John Yi Yun-il
- Annuario code
- 001001258
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 511,757
- Population
- 4,476,518
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 11.4%
- Priests
- 532
- Catholics per priest
- 962
- Extent
- 9,129 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 56
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Kyesan Cathedral, Daegu stands in Daegu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Daegu
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AndongAndong
- Diocese of BusanBusan
- Diocese of CheongjuCheongju
- Diocese of MasanMasan
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu), a particular church of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, is the second oldest episcopal see in Korea: it was erected as an apostolic vicariate on April 8, 1911, from the Apostolic Vicariate of Korea, and raised to archdiocesan status on March 10, 1962. Its archbishop, seated at Kyesan Cathedral in Daegu, is Metropolitan bishop for the Dioceses of Andong, Cheongju, Masan, and Busan.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.