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Augustine Cheong Myong-jo
Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (; May 25, 1935 – June 1, 2007) was a Korean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a .... He was Bishop of Busan from 1999 to 2007, having previously served as head of the Military Ordinariate of Korea from 1989 to 1998. External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheong, Augustine Myong-jo 1935 births 2007 deaths South Korean Roman Catholic bishops Korean military chaplains Roman Catholic bishops of Busan People from Geoje South Korean colonels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheong (Korean Surname)
Jung is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정", also often spelled Jeong, Chung, Joung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. (2,151,879), (243,803) and (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include: (139), (41), (29), (22) and (5). Latin-alphabet spelling In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on a sample of year 2007 applications for South Korean passports, it was found that 48.6% of people with this surname chose to have it spelled in Latin letters as Jung in their passports. The Revised Romanization transcription Jeong was at second place with 37.0%, while Chung came in third at 9.2%. It was the only one out of the top five surnames (the others being Kim, Park, Lee, and Choi) for which the Revised Romanization spelling was used by more than a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
