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Udu Catholic Church is St. Martin Parish in the Chuncheon district of the Diocese of Chuncheon, with Saint Martin of Tours as its patron. It was separated from Soyang-ro Parish to serve Catholics in Sinsau-dong and the lower Saembat area of Sinbuk-myeon, and it continues to form a Catholic community for the northern part of Chuncheon.
As the parish community grew, its liturgical space developed from a temporary church building to a permanent new church. Its pastoral boundaries also changed as the Catholic population of northern Chuncheon developed, including the later separation of the former Upper Saembat Mission Station. This process shows how Udu Parish became a stable center of Catholic life in a part of the city shaped by new development and population growth.
The history of Udu Parish is also connected with the gradual reorganization of parish structures in northern Chuncheon. A new community was created by separation from Soyang-ro Parish, and later part of the territory once under Udu was itself separated. The parish’s present role is best understood within this continuing adjustment of parish and mission-station boundaries to changing residential patterns and the distribution of Catholics.
History & origins
Udu St. Martin Parish was established on September 8, 1999, after being separated from Soyang-ro Parish. The new parish responded to the growth of northern Chuncheon, with Sinsau-dong and the lower Saembat area of Sinbuk-myeon forming its original pastoral territory.
Soon after its establishment, the community prepared a prefabricated church building for worship. It was dedicated by Bishop John Chang Yik on January 23, 2000. In 2005, the Upper Saembat Mission Station was separated from Udu Parish, and the Catholic community centered there later developed along its own path.
As the prefabricated building aged, the need for a new church became increasingly urgent. After years of preparation, the parish completed a new church, which was dedicated by Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe on November 11, 2019. The dedication marked an important transition for the community, providing a more permanent liturgical home two decades after the parish was founded.
The architectural changes at Udu Parish correspond closely to stages in the community’s growth. A prefabricated church allowed the newly established parish to settle quickly, but over time a more permanent liturgical space became necessary. The dedication of the new church in 2019 was therefore more than a replacement of buildings; it visibly marked two decades of growth and consolidation since the parish was founded.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 1
- 3 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2020
- Total floor area: 2,443㎡
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