Diocese of Busan (Catholic)

The Diocese of Busan (Latin: Dioecesis Busanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church located in Busan, South Korea.

Diocese of Busan Dioecesis Busanensis 부산교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Busan and Ulsan
Ecclesiastical province	Daegu
Metropolitan	Daegu
Statistics
Area	3,267 km2 (1,261 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2017) 5,613,436 454,890 (8.1%)
Parishes	124
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 21, 1957 (As Apostolic Vicariate) March 10, 1962 (As Diocese)
Cathedral	Namcheon Cathedral of St. Paul Chong Hasang
Co-cathedral	Jungang Co-Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Joseph Son Sam-seok
Metropolitan Archbishop	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil
Auxiliary Bishops	Pius Sin Hozol
Bishops emeritus	Paul Hwang Chul-soo
Map
Website
catholicbusan.or.kr

History

On 21 January 1957 Pope Pius XII erected as an Apostolic Vicariate of Busan. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 March 1962.^[1][2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Pusan

• John A. Choi Jae-seon (1957–1962)

Bishops of Busan

• John A. Choi Jae-seon (1962–1973)
• Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1975–1999)
• Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1999–2007)
• Paul Hwang Chul-soo (2007–2018)
• Joseph Son Sam-seok (2019–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

• Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1998–1999)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (1971–1975)
• Paul Hwang Chul-soo (2006–2007)
• Joseph Son Sam-seok (2010–2019)^[3]
• Pius Sin Hozol (2021–present)^[4]