Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (Korean: 김종수; born February 8, 1956) is a South Korean prelate of the Catholic Church and the current Bishop of the Diocese of Daejeon.[1][2]
Biography
Kim was born in Daeheung-dong, Daejeon, South Korea and ordained a priest on February 13, 1989.[1][2] On February 10, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon and Titular Bishop of Sufasar.[1][2] On March 3, 2009,[2] he was consecrated by Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong, retired Bishop of Daejeon, with Lazarus You Heung-sik, and Cardinal Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk, Archbishop of Seoul, as co-consecrators.[1]
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Daejeon on February 26, 2022.[1]