Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon (Latin: Dioecesis Taeieonensis, Hangul: 천주교 대전교구) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is the diocese for Daejeon, South Korea. Augustinus Kim Jong-soo has been appointed its bishop; Stephanus Han Jung-hyun is auxiliary bishop.

Diocese of Daejeon Dioecesis Taeieonensis 대전교구
Location
Country	South Korea
Territory	Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong
Ecclesiastical province	Seoul
Metropolitan	Seoul
Statistics
Area	9,190 km2 (3,550 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2017) 3,866,219 335,152 (8.5%)
Parishes	142
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 23, 1958 (67 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon
Patron saint	Our Lady of Lourdes
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Augustinus Kim Jong Soo
Auxiliary Bishops	Stephanus Han Jung-hyun
Map
Website
djcatholic.or.kr

History

On 23 June 1958 Pope Pius XII erected the apostolic vicariate of Daejeon. The vicariate was made a diocese on 10 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII.^[1][2]

Leadership

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Daijeon

• Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1958–1962)

Bishops of Daejeon

• Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. (1962–1965)
• Peter Hwang Min Syeng (1965–1984)
• Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (1984–2005)
• Lazarus You Heung-sik (2005–2021)^[3]
• Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (2022–present)^[4]

Coadjutor bishops

• Lazarus You Heung-sik (2003–2005)

Auxiliary bishops

• Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (2009–2022)^[4][5]
• Stephanus Han Jung-hyun (2020–present)^[6]