Ganseok 4-dong Catholic Church

Overview

Ganseok4-dong Church is a church in Ganseok-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City, belonging to the Namdong District of the Incheon Diocese. On May 31, 1978, it was established by division from Ganseok-dong Church, Juan1-dong Church and Bupyeong2-dong Church, and its patron is John the Baptist.

History

[Division and establishment] The parish introduction on the Incheon Diocese website describes Ganseok4-dong Church as a church established by division from Ganseok-dong Church, Juan1-dong Church and Bupyeong2-dong Church on May 31, 1978, and states that it honors John the Baptist (feast day June 24) as its patron. The founding date in the directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea is also 1978.5.31.

[Current status] The directory lists the patron as Saint John the Baptist, the religious congregation as the Seongga Sobi Sisters, the number of Catholic mission chapels as 0, and the number of the faithful as 5,347. The diocesan website lists the number of the faithful as 6,700.

Related places and people

• Ganseok-dong Church, Juan1-dong Church and Bupyeong2-dong Church: the mother parishes from which Ganseok4-dong Church was separated by division in 1978 (parish introduction on the Incheon Diocese website).
• Seongga Sobi Sisters: listed in the directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea as the religious congregation of Ganseok4-dong Church.

References and sources

1. Incheon Diocese website, parish guide for Ganseok4-dong (introduction). Division from three churches on May 31, 1978, John the Baptist as patron.
   http://www.caincheon.or.kr/church/church_jigu.do?churchIdx=14006
2. Directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, Ganseok4-dong. Founding date 1978.5.31., affiliation with the Namdong District of the Incheon Diocese, patron Saint John the Baptist, religious congregation, number of the faithful, number of Catholic mission chapels.
   http://directory.cbck.or.kr/m/catholicInfo.asp?code=201000330&gubun=4