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Ildong Catholic Church is the church of Christ the King Parish in the Western District of the Diocese of Chuncheon and serves as the center of Catholic life around Ildong-myeon in Pocheon. It is where the local community celebrates the liturgy, receives faith formation, and gathers as a parish. Its own development from a mission station into a parish also reflects the growth of the area after the Korean War.
Within the parish territory, Hwahyeon-myeon contains sites associated with Yi Byeok, John the Baptist, an important lay leader in the early Korean Catholic Church, including the site of his family home and a tomb site traditionally connected with him. Ildong Parish therefore stands not only as the ordinary parish home of Catholics in northeastern Pocheon but also near places that preserve memories of the beginnings of Catholicism in Korea.
History & origins
After the Korean War, Ildong grew into a local center, increasing the need for an independent parish. In 1970, Catholics purchased land in Gisan-ri, Ildong-myeon, and began construction of a church, completing the building the following year. At the time, the community was the Hwaedaeri mission station under Pocheon Parish, and the new church made it possible to prepare for elevation to parish status.
On November 7, 1971, Hwaedaeri mission station was elevated and Ildong Parish was established, with Christ the King as its patron. At the same time, Idong and Naechon mission stations, previously under Pocheon Parish, were transferred to the jurisdiction of the new Ildong Parish. This marked Ildong's emergence as a new pastoral center connecting Catholic communities in northeastern Pocheon.
As the surrounding communities continued to grow, mission stations once cared for by Ildong later developed into independent parishes of their own. Ildong thus moved from being a mission station to becoming a parish that supported neighboring communities and eventually helped them become self-sustaining. Its history reflects the gradual establishment and expansion of Catholic community life amid the postwar reorganization of the region.
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Ildong Church: history and architecture
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