The Military Ordinariate of Korea is a

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of the

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. Immediately subject to the

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, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Armed Forces and their families.

History

It was established as a military vicariate on 22 November 1983 and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.

Office holders

Military vicars

Angelo Kim Nam-su Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning "angel", or "messenger". People People with the given name *Angelo Accattino (born 1966), Italian prelate of the Catholic Church *Angelo Acciaioli (bishop) (1298–1357), Italian Ro ...

(1983–1986)

Military ordinaries

* Angelo Kim Nam-su (1986–1989) * Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (1989–1998), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of

Pusan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

* Peter Lee Ki-heon (1999–2010), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of

Uijeongbu Uijeongbu () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Overview Uijeongbu is located north of the Korean capital Seoul; it lies inside a defile, with mountains on two sides, and commands a natural choke point across the main traditional in ...

* Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M. (2010–2021) * Titus Seo Sang-bum (2021–present)

References

External links

Military Ordinariate of Korea
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

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