About this place
Gajiri Mission Station is a mission community under Geochang Parish in the Diocese of Masan, located on Seongsan-gil in Geochang-eup. The Catholic directory explicitly names Geochang as its mother parish, while a separate Catholic social-welfare directory also lists the same place as “Gajiri Mission Station (Hansen's disease welfare).”
Gajiri therefore has an identity that goes beyond that of an ordinary rural mission station: Catholic worship and community life overlap here with a history of service connected with people affected by Hansen's disease. It is both a place of prayer and a local expression of care and community linked with Geochang Parish.
History & origins
The early foundation date and formation of Gajiri Mission Station cannot be determined clearly from the public sources currently available. A major verified milestone in its recent history, however, occurred on June 26, 2021, when the Diocese of Masan recorded the consecration of the Gajiri church and the dedication of its Marian shrine.
At Geochang Parish's 83rd anniversary celebration in 2023, Gajiri Mission Station participated as one of the parish community groups. The current Catholic directory likewise identifies Geochang as its mother parish and separately lists the same site in connection with Hansen's disease welfare.
The verifiable recent history of Gajiri can therefore be centered on the 2021 church consecration and Marian shrine dedication, followed by its continuing place within the worship and care network of Geochang Parish. Earlier foundation history should remain open until additional reliable records are found.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 0
- 1 above-ground floors · 0 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2017
- Total floor area: 167㎡
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