Diocese of Masan Dioecesis Masanensis 마산교구 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Territory | Western part of South Gyeongsang |
| Ecclesiastical province | Daegu |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Daegu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,054 km2 (3,496 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 73 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 15, 1966 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Masan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Linus Lee Seong-hyo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil |
| Bishops emeritus | Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok Constantine Bae Ki-hyen |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Masan (Latin: Dioecesis Masanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Daegu. The current bishop is Constantine Bae Ki Hyen, appointed in 2016.
On February 15, 1966 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Masan with territory taken from the Diocese of Busan.
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