Catholic Church in Korea
Bishops
Biographical History
| Nov. 20, 1933 | Born in Seoul |
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Jun. 1956 |
Held a Bachelor of Arts from Maryknoll College, U.S.A. |
| Jul. 1959 | Completed the Doctorate course of Philosophy at Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium |
| Mar. 30, 1963 | Ordained to the Priesthood in Innsbruck, Austria |
| Apr. 1967 | Parochial Vicar of Daebang-dong Parish of Seoul |
| Aug. 1967 | Secretary to the Archbishop of Seoul |
| Jan. 16, 1970 | Pastor of Jeongneung-dong Parish of Seoul |
| Jan. 28, 1972 - Oct. 1973 | Pastoral Institute of Korea |
| Aug. 1973 - Sep. 1993 | Taught at Sogang University, Korea |
| Jan. 8, 1976 | Director of the Department of the Public Information of Seoul Archdiocese |
| Jan. 7, 1977 | Researcher at Theological Institute of Sogang University, Korea |
| Apr. 1978 - Apr. 1985 | Consultor of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue |
| Jul. 1982 | Completed the Doctorate course of philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University |
| 1986 - 1990 | Director of the Pastoral Institute of Seoul Archdiocese |
| Sep.7, 1990 - Nov.11, 1994 | Pastor of Sejongno Parish of Seoul |
| Sep. 1993 - Jan. 1996 | Associate Professor at Songsin Campus of Catholic University of Korea |
| Nov. 11, 1994 | Elected as Bishop of Chunchon |
| Dec. 14, 1994 | Consecrated as Bishop |
| Dec. 11, 1995 - 2000 | Member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue |
| Mar. 23, 1995 - Oct. 2002 | President of the Committee for Culture of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) |
| Oct. 1995 - Mar. 2001 | Member of the Episcopal Special Commission for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 of the CBCK |
| Oct. 1995 - Oct. 2002 | Member of the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine of the CBCK |
| Oct. 17,1996 - Oct.17, 2002 | President of the Biblical Committee of the CBCK |
| Oct. 1997 - Oct. 2005 | Member of the Special Episcopal Commission for the Reconciliation of the Korean People of the CBCK |
| Oct. 1999 - Oct. 2002 | Member of the Permanent Council of the CBCK |
| May 15, 2000 | Held a Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from Hallym University, Korea |
| Oct. 2002 - Oct. 2005 | Secretary of the CBCK |
| Oct 2002 - Oct. 16, 2008 | President of the Committee for Catholic Terminology of the CBCK |
| Oct.13,2005 - Jan.28.2010 | Chairman of the Special Episcopal Commission for the Reconciliation of the Korean People of the CBCK |
| Nov. 21, 2005 | Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung |
| Oct.12,2006-Oct. 16, 2008 | President of the CBCK |
| Jan.28,2010 | Resigned as bishop of Chunchon & Apostolic Administrator of Hamhung |
| Aug. 6, 2020 | Passed away |