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Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong

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Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong
Bishop of Daejeon
Native name 경갑룡 요셉
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Daejeon
In office 2 July 1984 – 1 April 2005
Predecessor Peter Hwang Min Syeng
Successor Lazarus You Heung-sik
Previous posts Titular Bishop of Buffada (1977-1984)
Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul (1977-1984)
Orders
Ordination 21 December 1962
Consecration 25 March 1977
by Stephen Kim Sou-hwan[1]
Personal details
Born 11 March 1930
Yeongdeungpo District, Keijō, Chōsen, Empire of Japan
Died 16 December 2020 (aged 90)

Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (Korean: 경갑룡 요셉; 11 March 1930 – 16 December 2020) was a South Korean Roman Catholic bishop.

Kyeong Kap-ryong was born in South Korea and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as titular bishop of Buffada and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul from 1977 to 1984 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daejeon, in central South Korea, from 1984 to 2005.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation "Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  2. Back to citation "Diocese of Daejeon". GCatholic. Retrieved 2025-02-12.