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Dowon Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Daegu serving Dowon-dong and nearby residential districts in Dalseo-gu, with parish life centered on Mass and the sacraments. Its patron is Saint Francis of Assisi. A relatively young parish formed alongside the growth of a large residential area, it has become a place not only for liturgy but also for catechesis, parish gatherings, and relationships with the surrounding community.
The present church has particular meaning as the result of a building project prepared and funded substantially through the participation of parishioners. At the time of its construction, the parish stated an intention to create not merely a church for Catholics alone but one able to live together with local residents. That record helps explain Dowon’s identity as a place where the parish community and the wider neighborhood can meet, rather than as a facility concerned only with internal parish activities.
History & origins
Dowon Parish was established on September 3, 1998. After its establishment, the community continued preparations for a permanent parish church. Contemporary reporting states that a church-building committee organized fundraising through a variety of activities, including music concerts and the sale of goods. The participation of parishioners became an important material foundation for the construction project.
Ground was broken for the new church in April 2001, and construction was completed on October 16, 2002. On October 27 of that year Archbishop Paul Ri Moun-hi presided over the dedication of the church. The building was constructed with one basement level and three floors above ground, using funds that the parish community had raised over a number of years.
These events show that the years between the parish’s establishment in 1998 and the dedication of its church in 2002 were not simply a waiting period, but a time in which the community itself created the material foundation of the new parish. The early history of Dowon thus moved from administrative establishment, through parishioner-led preparation and fundraising, to settlement as a community with its own dedicated church.
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