Diocese of Daejeon
Dioecesis Taeieonensis
대전교구
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| 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 |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 23, 1958 (66 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Daejeon |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Augustinus Kim Jong Soo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Stephanus Han Jung-hyun |
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| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon (Latin: Dioecesis Taeieonensis, Hangul: 천주교 대전교구) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic ChurchinSouth 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.
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]
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