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Geumho-dong Catholic Church is a parish church of the Archdiocese of Gwangju in Geumho-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, within the Gwangju West district. The archdiocese records the parish as established on September 15, 1994, with St. Jude Thaddeus the Apostle as its patron. It serves as a local center where Catholics gather for Mass, the sacraments, catechesis, and parish community life.
Founded in the 1990s, Geumho-dong Parish reflects the formation of an independent pastoral community amid the urban expansion of Gwangju. Its character is less that of an old pilgrimage site or historic monument and more that of a modern parish established to support the ordinary religious life of Catholics close to where they live.
The church is therefore best understood through the life of its parish community, under the patronage of St. Jude Thaddeus, and through the pastoral role it has carried in the neighborhood since the 1990s.
History & origins
Geumho-dong Parish was established by the Archdiocese of Gwangju on September 15, 1994, with St. Jude Thaddeus the Apostle as its patron. The current archdiocesan parish record confirms the establishment date and affiliation, while a 2019 report by Gwangju Catholic Peace Broadcasting on the parish’s 25th anniversary likewise confirms that Geumho-dong Parish was founded in 1994.
In October 2019, marking the 25th anniversary of its establishment, the parish held a thanksgiving Mass presided over by the archbishop, together with a commemorative concert and community fellowship. This provides a verifiable milestone showing that the parish had continued for nearly a generation since its foundation and reached its 25th anniversary.
The currently available official records and Catholic news sources do not provide enough detail to establish with confidence the mother parish immediately before its foundation, the early construction process of the church, or a later chronology of additions and renovations. The safest historical account therefore centers on the verified sequence of the parish’s establishment in 1994 and its 25th anniversary in 2019.
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