Gayang-dong Church

Overview

Gayang-dong Church is a parish in No. 17 Gangseo District, West Seoul Region of the Archdiocese of Seoul, located in Gayang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. According to the Korean Catholic Encyclopedia, it was separated and established from the Deungchon 1-dong Parish on September 24, 1992, and its jurisdiction covers all of Gayang-dong and Magok-dong and part of Deungchon 1-dong.

History

[Establishment] Gayang-dong Parish was established on September 24, 1992, when the Gayang-dong Catholic mission chapel under the Deungchon 1-dong Parish was elevated to a parish. At establishment it counted 138 households and 392 faithful, and by 1993 it had grown to 615 faithful. According to the Korean Catholic Encyclopedia, the first pastor, Father Joseph Kang Sa-jip, took office and devoted himself to settling the parish and building the church.

Jurisdiction and Affiliation

The online directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea lists its affiliated diocese as the Archdiocese of Seoul, its region and district as West Seoul Region, No. 17 Gangseo District, its date of establishment as 1992.09.24, its religious community as the Mirinae Sisters of the Holy Heart of Mary, and its patron as St. John Yi Gwangnyeol.

Related Places and People

• Deungchon 1-dong Parish: the mother parish from which Gayang-dong Parish was separated.
• Father Joseph Kang Sa-jip: the first pastor.

References and Sources

1. Korean Catholic Encyclopedia, “Gayang-dong Parish.” Separation and establishment from Deungchon 1-dong Parish on September 24, 1992, jurisdiction, number of faithful at establishment, and first pastor.
   https://encyclopedia.catholic.or.kr/entry/46
2. Online directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, “Gayang-dong.” Affiliated diocese and district (West Seoul Region, No. 17 Gangseo District), date of establishment 1992.09.24, religious community (Mirinae Sisters of the Holy Heart of Mary), patron St. John Yi Gwangnyeol.
   https://directory.cbck.or.kr/OnlineAddress/Catholic/DetailInfo.aspx?cgubn=c&char=all&code=201000033&gubn=4&gubn2=all&gyogu=201000011