Daniel Tji Hak-soun
| Most Reverend Daniel Tji Hak Soun | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju |
| Appointed | March 22, 1965 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | James Kim Ji-seok |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 15, 1952 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1965 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1921 Chunghwa County, Kōkai Province, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | March 12, 1993 (aged 71) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 지학순 |
| Hanja | 池學淳 |
| RR | Ji Haksun |
| MR | Chi Haksun |
Daniel Tji Hak Soun (Korean: 지학순; September 9, 1921 – March 12, 1993) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju.
Biography
Daniel Tji Hak Soun was ordained a priest on December 15, 1952.
On March 22, 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Wonju. He was consecrated bishop on June 29, 1965 by Antonio del Giudice.[1] Co-consecrators were the Bishop Thomas F. Quinlan of the Diocese of Chunchon and Bishop John A. Choi Jae-seon of the Diocese of Busan.[1]
Tji was associated with Kim Chi-ha and was arrested in 1974 alongside five other priests and a nun over allegations of providing financial support to opponents of the government of Park Chung Hee and sentenced to death. He was sympathetic to the April Revolution and was a leader of the urban poor and supported nonviolent resistance to the regime.[2]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Daniel Tji Hak Soun" retrieved November 5, 2015
- Back to citation Times, Fox Butterfield Special to The New York (1974-08-02). "A Catholic Bishop in Korea On Trial for Aiding Dissent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-12.