Hyginus Kim Hee-jong

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Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (Korean: 김희중; born January 21, 1947) is a Roman Catholic priest. He was the 5th Archbishop and current Archbishop Emeritus, of Gwangju. Born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea in 1947, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Gwangju in 1975.[1] On 24 June 2003, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese.[2]

On 25 March 2010, he succeeded Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou.[3][4] He was elected President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea in 2014.[5]

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  1. 1."Archbishop Hyginus Hee-joong Kim". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. 2."ASIA/KOREA - KWANGJU ARCHDIOCESE, REV. HYGINUS KIM HEE-JONG APPOINTED AUXILIARY". fides.org. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. 3."New Archbishop of Kwangju". Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. 4."Archbishop of Kwangju resigns, successor appointed". Agenzia Fides. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. 5."Korea, Msgr. Kim elected president of Bishops. Bishop You to Justice and Peace". asianews.it. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2021.