Youngshin Mission Station

About this place

Yeongsin Mission Station is a Catholic mission station in Jeongnyang-myeon, Hadong-gun, belonging to the Diocese of Masan. The nationwide Catholic directory lists “Yeongsin” as a mission station of the diocese, with the same representative address as the place data in this package. The Korean Catholic Encyclopedia’s entry on Hadong Parish also records the existence of the Yeongsin village mission station under that parish, supporting its identity as a Catholic outstation that has formed part of the faith community in the Hadong area.

Unlike an independent parish with a resident priest, a Korean Catholic mission station generally serves as a smaller local center where Catholics continue prayer and communal life under the pastoral care of a mother parish. Yeongsin can likewise be understood as a place that connects Catholics in Jeongnyang-myeon, away from central Hadong, and helps sustain their local faith life. Rather than changeable Mass schedules or information about current personnel, its enduring character as a small Catholic community within the Diocese of Masan is the most important point for understanding the place.