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Geumsan Catholic Church is a parish of the Jinju District in the Diocese of Masan and serves Catholics in the Geumsan-myeon area of Jinju through Mass, the sacraments, catechesis, and community life. The diocesan parish list identifies Geumsan as a parish of the Jinju District, and a diocesan parish feature gives “Emmanuel” as its patronal title.
The meaning of Emmanuel—“God is with us”—is an important key to understanding the church. According to the diocesan feature, a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with outstretched arms stands outside, while the sacred art inside the church directs the eye toward Christ. This arrangement reflects the spiritual character of a relatively young parish that gives particular care to the liturgy and invites its community to contemplate the presence of Christ in everyday life. The diocesan account explicitly connects the atmosphere of the church with the meaning of its patronal title, showing that Geumsan is not simply an administrative parish division but a community forming a distinctive Catholic identity through liturgy and sacred art.
History & origins
Geumsan Parish became an independent parish at the end of 2008. Official parish information from the Diocese of Masan gives December 29, 2008, as its establishment date, while the general diocesan chronology likewise lists Geumsan among the parishes founded in 2008. These independent diocesan references agree on the central date of the parish's establishment.
The public diocesan sources examined do not provide a detailed construction chronology extending through the groundbreaking, completion, and dedication of the present church. A 2023 diocesan parish feature does, however, describe the Sacred Heart statue outside the church and Christ-centered sacred art inside, connecting them with the patronal theme of “Emmanuel.” Rather than adding unverified construction dates, the evidence supports understanding the parish as a community that has developed its identity around its present liturgical space since its establishment.
The same diocesan feature, written around the parish's fifteenth anniversary, highlights the community's care for Mass and liturgical preparation. The verifiable history of Geumsan Parish can therefore be summarized as its establishment in 2008 and the subsequent development of a liturgical identity shaped by its patronal theme of Emmanuel. A more detailed building chronology should await additional official documentation.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 1
- 4 above-ground floors · 0 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2009
- Total floor area: 2,030㎡
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