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Peter Lee Ki-heon

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Peter Lee Ki-heon
Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu
Native name 베드로 이기헌
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Uijeongbu
In office 26 February 2010 – 13 March 2024
Predecessor Joseph Lee Han-taek
Successor Benedictus Son Hee-song
Previous posts Apostolic Administrator of Uijeongbu (2024)
Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Korea (1999-2010)
Orders
Ordination 8 December 1975
by Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Consecration 14 December 1999
by Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Personal details
Born 31 December 1947
Pyongyang, North Korea, Soviet Civil Administration

Peter Lee Ki-heon (Korean: 이기헌 베드로; Hanja: 李基憲; born December 31, 1947) is a Korean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as head of the Military Ordinariate of Korea from 1998 to 2010.[1] He is the second and current Bishop of Uijeongbu, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation "Military Ordinariate of South Korea". Gcatholic. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. Back to citation "Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 21 December 2021.