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The Archidiocese of Gwangju have kept up vigorous activities and cultures as local religion's medium and continued consideration of architectural aspects. The purpose of this study is intended to determine architectural characteristic features that appear on Catholic Dioceses of Gwangju and Jeon-nam. The research defines the architectural elements and characteristics that are influenced by the field survey and bibliography. The research is based on analysis of overall characteristics of architectural plan, elevational shape, and liturgical spaces of Catholic Church architecture in Dioceses of Gwangju and Jeon-nam. The Architectural plan have longer rectangular overall. By period have: 0.3:1 before 1950s, from 0.2:1 to 0.6:1 during 1970s, and two parts as 0.4:1 and 0.7:1 since 1980s. The major structural frames have brick masonry before 1950s and transfer to reinforced concrete method. As Roof shape, the cathedrals have gable roof before 1980s and transfer to flat roof since 1980s. The roof materials mostly make use of corrugated steel sheet From 1950s to 1970s, steel sheet and concrete during 1980s, and steel sheet since 1990s. The elevational materials consisted with red face bricks overall. The window style have semi-circular arch during 1950s and transfer to tall narrow rectangular since 1960s. As the characteristics of liturgical spaces, the ceiling shape have flat and semi-circular during 1950s, flat and trapezoid during 1960s, and varied shape since 1990s. the apse which tabernacle is located in have increased in number from 1990s and increased more during 2010s. the adoration chapel utilize during 1980s. The side aisle use mostly from 1980s to 1990s.