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Jangwi-dong Catholic Church is a parish of the Seoul Archdiocese at 12 Jangwol-ro 11-gil, Seongbuk-gu. Dedicated to the Body and Blood of Christ, it is a long-established local Catholic community formed in the late 1960s as Jangwi-dong was rapidly changing from farmland into a residential neighborhood.
As the area's population and Catholic community grew, the parish later gave rise to several new parishes, including Sanggye-dong, Seokgwan-dong, and Beon-dong. It is therefore one of the mother parishes that experienced and accompanied the district's urbanization and the expansion of Catholic life, and it continues to serve as a center of worship and faith formation in Jangwi-dong.
History & origins
As housing development and population growth transformed Jangwi-dong, local Catholics began discussing a church of their own in 1967. In 1968 they celebrated Mass in the home of Paul Oh Seok-geun and organized a Catholic association to prepare for a parish. On October 18 that year, Jangwi-dong Parish was established from parts of Mia-dong (today Gireum-dong) and Imun-dong parishes.
The early community worshiped in buildings still under construction and in temporary facilities, completing a temporary church in November 1969. Continued growth led to another church project beginning in 1972, and a one-story church was completed and dedicated in May 1973. Education and meeting facilities were later expanded.
When a still larger church became necessary, construction began in April 1984, and a new three-story church with a basement was completed and dedicated in August 1985. During these decades the parish also gave rise to Sanggye-dong in 1971, Seokgwan-dong in 1978, and Beon-dong in 1983, contributing significantly to the growth of the Church in northeastern Seoul.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 0
- 3 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 1985
- Total floor area: 3,169㎡
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