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About this place
Bongsan-dong Catholic Church is a parish community of the Catholic Diocese of Daejeon, serving Catholics in the Bongsan-dong area of Yuseong-gu through Mass, the sacraments, and faith formation. A recent diocesan bulletin lists Bongsan-dong among parishes in the Daejeon North District offering Lenten formation, showing that regular catechetical and spiritual education continues alongside liturgical life.
The present church includes a main worship space as well as classrooms and multipurpose areas, allowing liturgy, education, and fellowship to take place together. When the new church was built, a missionary café was also included as a point of contact with local residents, reflecting an intention to make the parish a place of encounter with its neighborhood rather than a space closed to parishioners alone.
Visitors can therefore understand Bongsan-dong Catholic Church as a living parish in northern Daejeon, formed on the memory of a long-standing mission community and continuing to connect worship, faith formation, and relationships with the surrounding area.
History & origins
The Bongsan-dong Catholic community began long before it became an independent parish. It started in 1958 as a mission station under Daeheung-dong Parish and continued for decades as a mission community before being elevated to parish status in 1999.
Even after becoming a parish, it took time to secure a permanent church. Official diocesan reports recall a period when connected shipping containers served as a temporary church. Parishioners raised construction funds in many ways, including making and selling rosaries and other goods, while the pastor personally made crosses for fundraising.
These efforts culminated in the dedication of the new church on April 27, 2013, presided over by Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik. The building has about 1,713 square meters of total floor area, with one basement level and three floors above ground. It includes a main church seating about 460 people, classrooms, and multipurpose rooms, together with a café intended to foster relationships with local residents.
The history of Bongsan-dong Catholic Church is thus the story of a mission community that grew into a parish, worshiped for a time in a temporary church, and eventually built a permanent home through sustained sacrifice and participation. The close-knit character formed during its mission-station years continued to shape the parish after its elevation.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 1
- 3 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2010
- Total floor area: 1,631㎡
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Official website: http://www.djcatholic.or.kr
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