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Boniface Sauer,
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(10 January 1877 – 7 February 1950) was a
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monk and
Roman Catholic bishop In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an Holy Orders, ordained Minister (Catholic Church), minister who holds the fullness of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, sacrament of Holy orders in the Catholic Church, holy orders and is responsible ...
who served as
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of Hamheung, Korea and Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon.


Biography

Boniface Sauer was born Oberuffhausen, Germany. On 4 February 1900, he made Solemn Profession in the
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and was ordained a priest on 26 July 1903. On 25 August 1920, Sauer was appointed vicar apostolic of Wonsan, Korea and Titular Bishop of Appiaria. He was ordained a bishop on 1 May 1921 by Bishop Gustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. On 9 July 1928, Sauer was appointed the
apostolic administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
of Ilan, China. Six years later, on 15 February 1934, he resigned as
apostolic administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
of Ilan, China. On 12 January 1940, Sauer was appointed the abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea and
apostolic administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
of Hamheung, Korea.


See also

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Religion in Korea Throughout the ages, there have been various popular religious traditions practiced on the Korean peninsula. The oldest indigenous religion of Korea is the Korean folk religion (a version of Shamanism), which has been passed down from prehistor ...
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Religion in North Korea There are no known official statistics of religions in North Korea. Officially, North Korea is an atheist state, although its constitution guarantees free exercise of religion, provided that religious practice does not introduce foreign force ...
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Christianity in Korea The practice of Christianity in Korea is marginal in North Korea, but significant in South Korea, where it revolves around two of its largest branches, Protestantism and Catholicism, accounting for 8.6 millionAccording to figures compiled by ...
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Catholic Church in South Korea , native_name_lang = , image = File:Seoul_Cathedral.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception , abbreviation = , type ...
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List of Catholic Dioceses in Korea The Catholic Church of all Korea is united under a single episcopal conference for the entire politically divided peninsula. All territorial jurisdictions in Korea are part of the Latin Church, covering both South Korea and North Korea, comprising ...
* List of Saints from Asia


References

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
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