Catholic Church in Korea
Bishops
Biographical History
| Feb. 3, 1970 | Born in Ulreungdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do |
| Jan. 30, 1992 | Enter the Order of St. Benedict Waegwan Abbey |
| Feb. 1992 | Graduated from Kyungpook National University |
| Jan. 16, 1997 | Professed the first temporary vows in the Order of St. Benedict Waegwan Abbey |
| Jan. 15, 2001 | Took Perpetual vows in the Order of St. Benedict Waegwan Abbey |
| Feb. 2001 | Graduated from the Catholic University of Daegu |
| Oct. 15, 2001 | Ordained to the Priesthood |
| 2001 - 2006 | Secretary to the Abbot of the Order of St. Benedict Waegwan Abbey |
| 2006 - 2011 | Studied Ecclesiology at the Pontifical Lateran University |
| 2011 | Served as master of novices of the OSB Waegwan Abbey President of the committee for novice formation under the Korean Conference of Major Superiors of Men's Religious Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life Coordinator of the committee for the beatification and canonization of religious under the Order of St. Benedict Congregation of St. Ottilien |
| May 7, 2013 | Elected as the fifth Abbot of the Order of St. Benedict Waegwan Abbey. Appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Territorial Abbacy of Tokwon |
| May 7, 2013 - present | Member of the Special Episcopal Commission for the Reconciliation of the Korean People of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Korea (CBCK) |
| June 20, 2013 | Abbatial Blessing |
| 2016 - present | Member of the Office of Consecrated Life of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) |
| Oct. 14, 2020 - present | President of the Committee for Ecology & Environment of the CBCK |
| Oct. 14, 2020 - present | Member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the CBCK |