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The Baguio Cathedral, Baguio City. September 23, 2017. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Baguio Cathedral to offer Holy Mass in Korean starting November

Erik Tenedero

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176110830673620170923-Baguio-cathedral-traffic--1-JC.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Baguio Cathedral. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Beginning November 2025, Baguio Cathedral will regularly celebrate the Holy Mass in Korean language, according to a recent announcement by the diocese.</p><p>In a circular released on October 20, 2025, Bishop Rafael Cruz said the Holy Mass will be celebrated at the cathedral&#x27;s Holy Face Chapel every Saturday at 5 p.m.</p><p>The bishop added that he has assigned a couple of Korean priests in the Diocese of Baguio to celebrate the Mass and administer the sacraments and other sacramental all in Korean language.</p><p>Cruz also dedicated a room where the Korean faithful can gather either before or after the Mass for fellowship purposes.</p><p>&quot;It is my sincere hope that this provision for Mass and the Sacraments in the Korean language will be a source of spiritual nourishment and strength for you during your stay here in the Diocese,&quot; the bishop said.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02iwsRNYWxARoLG5b91v5HX7PA6KsuYkdqbqNG8qn1nCJzbH7Q4TwkrHNgd11KpiAAl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="791" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><p>The Holy Mass has been celebrated in various languages at the Baguio Cathedral of Our Lady of the Atonement, including Filipino, Ilocano, Latin, and English.</p><p>While Catholics remain a minority in South Korea, their population continues to see significant growth.</p><p>From approximately 3.9 million in 1999, the number of South Korean Catholics has risen to nearly 6 million in 2023, according to data from the country&#x27;s Catholic bishops&#x27; conference.</p><p>South Korean Catholics have a deep connection to the Philippines, as the country&#x27;s highly-revered martyred saint Andrew Kim Taegon once studied and stayed in Bocaue, Bulacan in the 19th century.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/04/04/23/koreas-patron-saint-found-refuge-in-philippine-barrio"><strong>READ: Korea’s first Catholic priest and patron saint found refuge in Philippine barrio</strong></a></div>

<p>Beginning November 2025, Baguio Cathedral will regularly celebrate the Holy Mass in Korean language, according to a recent announcement by the diocese.</p>

Beginning November 2025, Baguio Cathedral will regularly celebrate the Holy Mass in Korean language, according to a recent announcement by the diocese.