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Mulchi Catholic Church is the church of Mulchi Parish of Mary, Queen of the Family, in the Yeongbuk District of the Diocese of Chuncheon. According to the diocese, its patronal title is “Queen of the Family,” and it serves as the central church of the parish community responsible for the Ganghyeon-myeon area of Yangyang-gun. The shorter package name “Mulchi Catholic Church” is a local form of reference centered on the place name Mulchi rather than the full official parish title.
The present Mulchi Parish developed from a local Catholic community that had continued for many years as a mission station before becoming an independent parish. The site therefore represents more than a newly organized parish church: it carries the continuity of a community that once lived within the pastoral territories of Yangyang and later Seorak-dong Parish before establishing its own parish identity. To understand the place, it is useful to see both its present status as a Yeongbuk District parish under the patronage of Mary, Queen of the Family, and its background of growth from a mission station.
History & origins
The Mulchi Catholic community traces its beginning to 1953. According to the Diocese of Chuncheon, Mulchi Mission Station was established that year under Yangyang Parish. In an area without its own parish, local Catholics continued their common faith life around the mission station. In 1984 the pastoral jurisdiction changed and Mulchi became a mission station of Seorak-dong Parish.
As the Catholic community in Mulchi and the surrounding Ganghyeon-myeon area developed, the basis for an independent parish emerged. On January 25, 2018, the Diocese of Chuncheon elevated Mulchi to parish status with responsibility for the Ganghyeon-myeon area of Yangyang-gun. The diocesan record notes that the community then consisted of 94 households and 194 Catholics. The new parish chose “Mary, Queen of the Family” as its patronal title, which continues in the parish’s present official name.
Mulchi’s history can thus be summarized in three stages: a mission station of Yangyang Parish from 1953, a mission station of Seorak-dong Parish from 1984, and an independent parish from 2018. It is the story of a coastal Catholic community that maintained its faith under the pastoral care of different parishes and eventually developed into a parish of its own; the present church embodies that transition from mission station to independent pastoral community.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 0
- 3 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 1996
- Total floor area: 522㎡
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