Sujong
Location
Official Name O. L. of Sujong Trappistine Monastery
N° 59
Country Republic of Korea
City Masanhappo - gu, Changwon - si
Address 378, Seokgok - ro, Gusan - Myeon
Postcode Kyeongnam 51779
Contact Information
Telephone [82] 55 222 3801
Community Email [email protected]
Website www.trappistkr.org
Superior Mother Emmanuel Prioress 2020-2026
Other Information
Juridical Status Simple Priory
Diocese Dioecesis Masanensis (Masan)
OCSO Region ORIENS
Founded/Restored 1987
Origins
Foundation of Tenshien
History
Ca. 2005: construction of a small factory for the jam business.
In 2008 a large shipbuilding company opens shipyards in the middle of the residential zone where the monastery is located, very close to the monastery buildings. The sisters together with many neighbors work without success to reverse the permits granted to the company.
Father Immediate
Phare
Past Superiors
Marie-Ange NAKAMURA — Superior — 1987 – 15/10/1989
Veronica WATANABE — Superior — 15/10/1989 – ? 1995
Juliana TATARA — Titular prioress — 08/10/1995 – 25/11/2000
Othiria LIM — Sup. ad nutum — 25/11/2000 – 16/03/2002
Josepha CHANG — Superior ad nutum — 2002, Prioress — 2004-2010
Lydia CHANG — Superior ad nutum — 2011-2012
Juliana TATARA — Prioress — 1995-2001, Sup. ad nutum — 2012, Prioress — 2014 – 01/02/2020
Work and Sources of Income
Making jams.
Transportation
Airport: Kimhe (Pusan)
