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History & origins

Ogeum St. Joseph Parish was established in February 2012 from portions of Macheon-dong and Ogeum-dong parishes. The parish’s official introduction records that the new community began with 866 households and 2,380 Catholics.

The early parish created worship space by converting an existing factory building. Remodeling work began in March 2012, and after a building permit was obtained in November of that year, construction continued to establish a permanent church.

The new church was dedicated on November 30, 2014, in a liturgy presided over by Bishop Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon. The transition from a converted building to a dedicated church over roughly two years forms the core of the parish’s early history.