Simon Ok Hyun-jin (born March 5, 1968) is the 6th Archbishop of
Gwangju.
[Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn"]
retrieved November 7, 2015
Biography
Ok was ordained a priest on January 26, 1994.
News.va: Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju
retrieved November 7, 2015
On May 12, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ...
appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju and Titular Bishop of ''Pederodiana.'' He was consecrated bishop on July 6, 2011 by Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Hyginus Kim Hee-jong was the 5th Archbishop, and current Archbishop Emeritus, of the Gwangju. Born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea in 1947, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Gwangju in 1975. On 24 June 2003, he was appointe ...
, Archbishop of Gwangju. Co-consecrators were Andreas Choi Chang-mou
Andreas Choi Chang-mou is the fourth Archbishop of Gwangju. Born in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Korea in 1936, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Seoul on June 9, 1963.
On February 3, 1994, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul ...
, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju; Peter Kang U-il
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, Bishop of Cheju; and Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju.
References
South Korean Roman Catholic bishops
1968 births
Living people
People from Gwangju
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
Roman Catholic bishops of Gwangju
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