St. Paul's Cathedral, Incheon
St. Paul's Cathedral[1] (Korean: 답동 주교좌 성당), also known as Incheon Cathedral and Dapdong Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Incheon,[2] South Korea's third largest city.[3]
St. Paul's Cathedral | |
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답동 주교좌 성당 | |
Location | Incheon |
Country | South Korea |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Specifications | |
Floor area | 6,164 m2 (66,350 sq ft) |
The church was designed by Fr. Eugene Cost (of the Paris Foreign Missions Society[4]) in a mixture of styles, including Neo-Gothic and Neo-Romanesque.
The Latin rite church serves as the seat of the Diocese of Incheon (Dioecesis Inchonensis or 인천 교구) which was created in 1962 by Pope John XXIII.
See also
References
- Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul in Incheon
- Pak, Min-na (2005-01-01). Birth of resistance: stories of eight women worker activists. Korea Democracy Foundation. ISBN 9788977782433.
- ""The First Cathedral in Incheon: Dapdong Cathedral of St. Paul"".
- Cho, In-suk; Koehler, Robert (2008-01-01). Seoul's historic walks. Seoul Selection. ISBN 9788991913318.
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