Augustine Cheong Myong-jo
| Augustine Cheong Myong-jo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Busan | |
| Native name | 정명조 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Busan |
| Installed | August 28, 1999 |
| Term ended | June 1, 2007 |
| Predecessor | Gabriel Lee Gab-sou |
| Successor | Paul Hwang Cheol-soo |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca (1989–1998) Military Ordinary of Korea (1989–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 22, 1962 |
| Consecration | February 13, 1990 by Stephen Kim Sou-hwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cheong Myong-jo May 25, 1935 Geoje, Keishōnan-dō, Chōsen, Japanese Empire |
| Died | June 1, 2007 (aged 72) |
Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (Korean: 정명조 아우구스티노; Hanja: 鄭明祚; May 25, 1935 – June 1, 2007) was a Roman Catholic bishop in South Korea.[1]
His family origin was Chogye. His baptismal name was Augustine. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Busan and the Bishop of the Military Ordinariate.
Biography
- 1935: Born in Geoje, South Gyongsang Province.
- 1962: Graduated from the Catholic University of Korea and ordained a priest.
- 1963: Assistant Priest at Jinhae Church, South Gyeongsang Province.
- 1964: Assistant Priest at Songdo Church, Busan, and Pastor at Geochang Church, South Gyeongsang Province.
- 1965: Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army.
- 1968: Served in the Vietnam War.
- 1978: Director of the Education Division, Ministry of National Defense, Military Chaplaincy Office; awarded the Republic of Korea Order of Merit for National Security.
- 1985: Retired as a colonel and priest at Namcheon-dong Church, Busan.
- 1989: Appointed Bishop of the Military Ordinariate.
- 1990: Ordained Bishop.
- 1999: Appointed as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Busan and Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea.
- 2005: President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea.
- 2007: Died.
References
- Back to citation "Bishops". Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea. Retrieved November 20, 2025.