Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
| Hyginus Kim Hee-jong | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Gwangju |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1975 |
| Consecration | 24 June 2003 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1947 Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김희중 |
| Hanja | 金喜中 |
| RR | Gim Huijung |
| MR | Kim Hŭijung |
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.[2] On 24 June 2003, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese.[1]
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]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "ASIA/KOREA - KWANGJU ARCHDIOCESE, REV. HYGINUS KIM HEE-JONG APPOINTED AUXILIARY". fides.org. 10 July 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- Back to citation "Archbishop Hyginus Hee-joong Kim". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- Back to citation "New Archbishop of Kwangju". Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- Back to citation "Archbishop of Kwangju resigns, successor appointed". Agenzia Fides. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- Back to citation "Korea, Msgr. Kim elected president of Bishops. Bishop You to Justice and Peace". asianews.it. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2021.