Bishop of Masan
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The Catholic Diocese of Masan was created in 1966 by Pope Paul VI
. It is suffragan to Archdiocese of Taegu.
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
. It is suffragan to Archdiocese of Taegu.
Bishops of Masan
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwanStephen Kim Sou-hwanStephen Kim Sou-hwan was a senior Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the former Archbishop of Seoul, South Korea...
(1966-1968) - Joseph Byung-hwa Jang (1968-1988)
- Michael Jung-il Park (1988-2002)
- Francis Xavier Myung-ok Ahn (2002-present)