Majun-dong Church

Overview

Majeondong Church is a church in Dangha-dong, Geomdan-gu, Incheon, belonging to the Geomdan District of the Diocese of Incheon. As the number of faithful among newly settled households grew, on November 24, 2004 it was newly established from Geomdandong Church with 456 households and 1,290 members, and its patron is Christ the King.

History

[Establishment] The parish introduction on the Diocese of Incheon website states that Majeondong Church was newly established on November 24, 2004 as ‘Geomdandong Church with 456 households and 1,290 members’ due to the increase of faithful among newly settled households. The founding date in the directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea is also 2004.11.24.

[First Mass and patron saint] According to the introduction, on January 1, 2005 the first Mass was offered at the Baekseok-dong Catholic mission chapel. It states that, gathering the hearts of all, they began by choosing ‘Christ the King’ as patron.

[Status] The directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea lists its affiliation as the Geomdan District of the Diocese of Incheon, the number of faithful as 2,962, and the number of Catholic mission chapels as 1. The diocesan website and the directory give www.majeondong.or.kr as the parish website address.

Related places and people

• Geomdandong Church: The Diocese of Incheon website states that Majeondong Church was ‘newly established from Geomdandong Church with 456 households and 1,290 members’ (parish introduction).
• Baekseok-dong Catholic mission chapel: The place where Majeondong Church offered its first Mass on January 1, 2005 (parish introduction on the Diocese of Incheon website).

References and sources

1. Diocese of Incheon website, Majeondong parish guide (introduction). Establishment on November 24, 2004, first Mass in 2005, choice of patron.
   http://www.caincheon.or.kr/church/church_jigu.do?churchIdx=14097
2. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea directory, Majeondong. Founding date 2004.11.24, affiliation Geomdan District of the Diocese of Incheon, patron Christ the King, number of faithful, number of Catholic mission chapels 1.
   http://directory.cbck.or.kr/m/catholicInfo.asp?code=201000355&gubun=4