Catholic Church in Korea
Bishops
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Biographical History
| Oct. 12, 1945 | Born in Seoul |
| Mar. 1963 | Graduated from Gyeonggi High School |
| Mar. 1969 | Graduated from Sophia University, Japan |
| Sep. 1970 | Held a Licentiate of Philosophy from the above University |
| Jul. 1973 | Studied at Graduate School of the Pontifical Urbanian University |
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Dec. 9, 1974 |
Ordained to the Priesthood |
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Jan. 22, 1975 |
Parochial Vicar of Jungnim-dong Parish of Seoul |
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Jan. 8, 1976 |
Parochial Vicar of Myeong-dong Cathedral of Seoul |
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Mar. 22, 1976 |
Served as Member of the Pastoral Training Center |
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Jan. 7, 1977 |
Secretary to the Archbishop of Seoul |
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Mar. 30, 1978 |
Director of Education Department and Social Communication Department of the Seoul Archdiocese |
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Jun. 3, 1980 |
Member of the College of Consultors of the Seoul Archdiocese |
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Mar. 11, 1982 |
Director of the Teachers' Association of Sunday School of the Seoul Archdiocese |
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Dec. 3, 198 |
Member of the Presbyteral Council of the Seoul Archdiocese |
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Aug. 30, 1985 |
Pastor of Nan-gok-dong Parish of Seoul |
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Dec. 21, 1985 |
Elected to Titular See of Balecium (Balecio), as Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul |
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Feb. 14, 1986 |
Consecrated as Bishop |
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Mar. 1986 - Mar. 1994 |
Member of the Episcopal Commission for Clergy and Religious of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) |
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Mar. 1986 - Nov. 1987 |
Member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the CBCK |
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Mar. 1986 - Mar. 1991 |
President of the Committee for Catechesis of the CBCK |
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Nov. 1987 - Nov. 1990 |
President of the Biblical Committee of the CBCK |
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Nov. 1987 - Oct. 1996 |
President of the Committee for Liturgy of the CBCK |
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1990 - Jan. 1994 |
Member of the Office of Evangelization of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) |
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Feb. 27, 1995 - Feb. 28, 1999 |
President of Catholic University of Korea |
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Oct. 17, 1996 - Oct. 14, 1999 |
President of the Committee on Education of the CBCK |
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Oct. 17, 1996 - Oct. 14, 1999 |
Member of the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine of the CBCK |
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1996 - Oct. 14, 2010 |
Moderator of the Korean-Japanese Bishops’ Colloquium |
| 1996 – 1998 | Member of Standing Committee of the FABC |
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Jan. 1999 |
Member of the Office of Laity of the FABC |
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Oct. 14, 1999 - Oct. 17, 2002 |
President of the Committee for the Reconciliation of the Korean People of the CBCK |
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Oct. 14, 1999 - Oct. 14, 2004 |
Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Mission and Pastoral Care of the CBCK |
| Oct. 14, 1999 - Oct. 13, 2005 | Member of the Permanent Council of the CBCK |
| Dec. 2001 - Jul. 2002 | Vicar General of the Seoul Archdiocese |
| Jul. 15, 2002 | Appointed as the Bishop of Cheju |
| Oct. 8, 2002 | Took possession of the See of Cheju |
| Oct. 17, 2002 - Oct. 13, 2005 | President of the Committee for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants of the CBCK |
| Oct. 14, 2004 - Oct. 13, 2005 | Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the CBCK |
| Oct. 13, 2005 - Oct. 16, 2008 | Vice President of the CBCK & Director of the Catholic Conference of Korea (CCK) |
| Dec. 2005 - Dec. 2013 | Member of Standing Committee of the FABC |
| Oct. 16, 2008 – Oct. 30, 2014 – 2014.10.30 | President of the CBCK & Chairperson of the CCKC |
| Oct. 16, 2008 – Mar. 22, 2017 | President of the Committee for Catholic Terminology of the CBCK |
| Mar. 29, 2011 – Mar. 22, 2017 | Director of the Catholic Pastoral Institute of Korea |
| Jan. 1, 2013 - Dec. 31, 2018 | Member of FABC Office of Human Development |
| Mar. 15, 2016 –
Oct. 15, 2020 |
President of the Committee for Ecology & Environment of the CBCK |
| Mar. 15, 2016 –
Oct. 15, 2020 |
Member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the CBCK |
| Nov. 22, 2020 | Resigned as Bishop of Cheju |