Archdiocese of Daegu Archidioecesis Taeguensis 대구대교구 | |
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![]() Gyesan-dong Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
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 | Francis |
Archbishop | Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil |
Auxiliary Bishops | John Bosco Chang Shin-ho |
Map | |
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Website | |
daegu-archdiocese.or.kr |
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