Jinbo Church

About this place

Jinbo Catholic Church is a parish in the East Coast District of the Diocese of Andong, serving the Catholic community of Jinbo-myeon in Cheongsong-gun. The diocese describes Jinbo as its smallest parish community, and in 2026 construction began on a new church building. This reflects the present situation of a small but independent parish seeking to sustain its liturgical and communal life while securing a stable pastoral space for the local faithful. The diocesan record of the groundbreaking shows that, despite its small size, the community is strengthening its long-term liturgical and pastoral foundation as an independent parish.

Alongside ordinary parish ministry, Jinbo Catholic Church is also connected with correctional pastoral care. The Diocese of Andong identifies the parish with ministry to Gyeongbuk Northern Prisons No. 1 and No. 2. The parish therefore serves not only as the center of liturgy and fellowship for Catholics in Jinbo-myeon, but also as a local base through which the Church extends pastoral care to people in correctional facilities. To understand Jinbo Catholic Church, its significance is better seen not in its size but in the way it combines care for a local parish community with this specialized pastoral responsibility. The inclusion of correctional ministry in the diocese’s official pastoral structure makes clear that this is not a temporary activity but a continuing part of Jinbo Parish’s local pastoral responsibility.