Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu

The Archdiocese of Daegu (previously known as Taiku or Taegu) is a particular church of the Latin Church 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.

Archdiocese of Daegu Archidioecesis Taeguensis 대구대교구
Gyesan-dong Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Daegu
Ecclesiastical province	Daegu
Statistics
Area	9,129 km2 (3,525 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2020) 4,476,518 511,757 (11.4%)
Parishes	164
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 8, 1911 (as Apostolic Vicariate) March 10, 1962 (as Archdiocese)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Daegu
Co-cathedral	Beomeo Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi
Patron saint	Our Lady of Lourdes St John Yi Yun-il
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil
Auxiliary Bishops	John Bosco Chang Shin-ho
Map
Website
daegu-archdiocese.or.kr

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]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Taiku

• Florian-Jean-Baptiste Démange (1911–1938)
• Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. (1938–1942)
• Ireneus Hayasaka Kyubei (1942–1946)
• Paul Chu Jae-yong (1946–1948)
• Paul Roh Ki-nam (1948; apostolic administrator)
• John Baptist Choi Deok-hong (1948–1954)
• John Baptist Sye Bong-kil (1955–1962)

Archbishops of Daegu

• John Baptist Sye Bong-kil (1962–1986)
• Paul Ri Moun-hi (1986–2007)
• John Choi Young-su (2007–2009)
• Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil (2010–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

• Paul Ri Moun-hi (1985–1986)
• John Choi Young-su (2006–2007)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Paul Ri Moun-hi (1972–1985)
• Alexander Sye Cheong-duk (1994–2001)
• John Choi Young-su (2000–2006)
• Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil (2007–2010)
• John Bosco Chang Shin-ho (2016–present)^[2]