Yeonhui-dong Church

Overview

Yeonhui-dong Church is a church in Singok-dong, Seohae-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City, belonging to the Seohae District of the Catholic Diocese of Incheon. It was established after separating from Geomam-dong Church on January 2009, and its patron is Saint Michael the Archangel.

History

〔Establishment and move-in〕 The history on the Incheon Diocese website states that Yeonhui-dong Church was established after separating from Geomam-dong Church on January 12, 2009 and moved into a remodeled commercial building on June 7, 2009. The establishment-date entry on the same website is 2009-01-06, and the establishment date in the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea directory is 2009.1.6.

〔Present status〕 The diocesan website lists the patron as Saint Michael the Archangel and the number of the faithful as 3,427. The directory lists its affiliation as the Seohae District of the Diocese of Incheon, the number of the faithful as 3,252, and the number of Catholic mission chapels as 0.

Related places and people

• Geomam-dong Church: the mother parish from which Yeonhui-dong Church was separated (history on the Incheon Diocese website).

References and sources

1. Catholic Diocese of Incheon website, Yeonhui-dong parish guide (history). Separation and establishment from Geomam-dong Church in 2009, move-in after remodeling a commercial building, patronal name.
   http://www.caincheon.or.kr/church/church_jigu.do?churchIdx=14113
2. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea directory, Yeonhui-dong. Establishment date 2009.1.6., affiliation Seohae District of the Diocese of Incheon, number of the faithful, number of mission chapels.
   http://directory.cbck.or.kr/m/catholicInfo.asp?code=201000403&gubun=4