Victorinus Youn Kong-hi
| Victorinus Youn Kong-hi | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Gwangju | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Gwangju |
| In office | 25 October 1973 – 30 November 2000 |
| Predecessor | Peter Han Kong-ryel |
| Successor | Andreas Choi Chang-mou |
| Previous post | Bishop of Suwon (1963-1973) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 March 1950 |
| Consecration | 20 October 1963 by Pope Paul VI |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1924 Chinnamp'o, Heian'nan Province, Chōsen, Empire of Japan |
Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (born 8 November 1924) was the third Archbishop, and current Archbishop Emeritus, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kwangju. Born in Nampho, South Pyongan, North Korea, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Seoul on 20 March 1950.[1]
On 7 October 1963, he was appointed first Bishop of Suwon. Youn was later promoted to the third Archbishop of Gwangju on 25 October 1973. While Archbishop, he concluded an investigation into claims of Marian miracles at a shrine in Naju.[2] He retired on 30 November 2000.[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Most Rev. Victorinus Youn, S.T.D., D.D." Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- Back to citation "Korean bishop issues caution on alleged Marian revelations". Catholic World News. July 19, 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2010.