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Chojung Catholic Church is a parish in the Central District of the Diocese of Cheongju, serving Catholics in Chojung-ri of Jeungpyeong-eup and nearby areas. Diocesan and parish sources record it as a parish established in 1997, with St. Lucy as its patron. The present church was built after the new parish community secured a dedicated site, and it serves as the local center for Mass, the sacraments, catechesis, and parish community life.
The parish developed when the existing Catholic community in the Jeungpyeong area grew sufficiently to form a separate parish. Its official introduction describes a territory that includes parts of Chojung-ri, Sindong-ri, Changdong-ri, and Songsan-ri, as well as areas of Buk-i-myeon in Cheongju and Chopyeong-myeon in Jincheon County. Chojung Catholic Church therefore serves not only one administrative neighborhood but also Catholics across adjacent areas, continuing the life of the Church in the central part of the Diocese of Cheongju under the patronage of St. Lucy.
History & origins
Chojung Parish was established on June 30, 1997, when Bishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, then Bishop of Cheongju, separated it from Jeungpyeong Parish. Fr. Paul Park Yong-su became the first pastor. Before the new community had its own church, it used a grain warehouse at 133 Jungang-ro in Jeungpyeong-eup as a temporary place of worship and began organizing parish life there. Its establishment came as the Catholic population of the Jeungpyeong area expanded and more local pastoral care became necessary.
On September 2, 2000, the parish broke ground for a new church on the present site at 23 Chojung 4-gil. Construction continued for a little over a year, and on October 28, 2001, the completed church was dedicated in a liturgy presided over by Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun. Moving from a temporary space into a permanent church gave the parish a stable setting for its liturgy, formation, and community life.
The parish also preserves a particular story connected with its patron, St. Lucy. According to the official parish history, an inheritance from Lucia Lee Bok-sun, the mother of Bishop Cheong Jin-suk, helped in the process of obtaining the church site, and this connection became part of the parish's memory of its patron saint. Cardinal Cheong later visited the parish and planted a commemorative tree. The chronology shows how Chojung began as a new community separated from Jeungpyeong, built its own church, and gradually took root as a parish of the region.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 0
- 2 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2001
- Total floor area: 965㎡
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