Gwangju Seo-gu Holds Comprehensive Maintenance Plan Service Report Meeting for Catholic Gwangju Archdiocese Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) is accelerating efforts to find preservation and utilization plans for the Catholic Gwangju Archdiocese Office.

Seo-gu announced on the 4th that it held the final report meeting for the comprehensive maintenance plan establishment project of the Catholic Gwangju Archdiocese Office, a registered cultural heritage located in Ssangchon-dong, on the 3rd.

This project has been underway since September last year to prepare efficient and systematic preservation management and utilization plans for the Catholic Gwangju Archdiocese Office, a nationally registered cultural heritage.

At the report meeting held that day, experts, advisory committee members, and district officials attended and presented mid- to long-term maintenance and utilization plans such as academic investigation plans, comprehensive maintenance plans, and cultural heritage utilization plans for the Catholic Gwangju Archdiocese Office.

The Catholic Gwangju Archdiocese Office was established in 1961 after receiving approval from the Roman Holy See in 1959 to establish Daegun Seminary.

Since then, it has been recognized for its preservation and utilization value among modern cultural heritage and was designated as National Designated Cultural Heritage No. 681 by the Cultural Heritage Administration in 2017.

A Seo-gu official said, “After the final report meeting of this project, we will do our best to systematically preserve and utilize the cultural heritage of the Catholic Gwangju Archdiocese Office with the approval of the Cultural Heritage Administration.”

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