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About this place
Jeokseong Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Uijeongbu at 18-5 Chiljung 5-gil in Jeokseong-myeon, Paju, with the Sacred Heart of Jesus as its patron. Its pastoral territory includes Jeokseong-myeon, Papyeong-myeon, and nearby areas, and it also cares for Jangpa and Baekhak mission stations.
Today it serves as a pastoral center linking Catholics scattered across a broad rural and border region near the Imjin River. In 2026 the parish marks the thirtieth anniversary of its establishment as a parish, highlighting a community that grew from a much older mission-station tradition into an independent parish in 1996.
History & origins
The Catholic community in Jeokseong traces its roots to a mission station formed around Mugeon-ri about 1910. Over the decades it passed under the care of several parent parishes, including Gaeseong, Haengju, Deokjeong, Uijeongbu, Dongducheon, and Beobwon-ri. In 1968 the community secured the present site and built a mission chapel with diocesan help and materials from nearby military units.
The mission was blessed as the Sacred Heart Mission in 1995 and was elevated to Jeokseong Parish on November 29, 1996, when Fr. Andrew Hwang Gyeong-won arrived as first pastor. The church was expanded and renovated in 2003, and in 2004 the parish became part of the newly created Diocese of Uijeongbu. The official overview's 1968 “establishment” date is best understood in the context of the mission station, while parish status dates from the 1996 elevation confirmed by the official chronology and the 2026 thirtieth-anniversary observance.
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Jeokseong Catholic Church: history and architecture
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 0
- 2 above-ground floors · 0 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2004
- Total floor area: 749㎡
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Uijeongbu Diocese (Diocese of Uijeongbu)
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