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History & origins

Gyeryong Parish was established on January 26, 1999, when the Diocese of Daejeon created four new parishes. The Catholic Times reported at the time that Gyeryong Parish was separated from Gasuwon Parish and that the new pastoral territory was assigned Duma-myeon and Beolgok-myeon.

On the same day, Gongju Singwan-dong, Mokcheon, and Bongsan-dong parishes were also created through separation from existing parishes. Gyeryong's establishment can therefore be understood as one part of a diocesan reorganization in which several existing parish territories were divided to form independent pastoral districts at the same time. With the creation of the new parish, the Catholic community in Duma and Beolgok was organized as a parish distinct from Gasuwon.

The Catholic Church directory in Korea records the same date as the parish's foundation. Because official sources tracing the later construction or relocation of the church in a continuous chronology were not sufficiently identified in this research, the early history is limited to facts that can be cross-checked, particularly the separation, foundation, and original territory.