Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il

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Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il OFM ( kor. 유수일 ; born March 23, 1945 in Nonsan ) is the military bishop of Korea .

Life

Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il joined the religious order of the Franciscans in 1973, the eternal put professed in 1979, and received on 25 February 1980, the priestly ordination .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him military bishop of Korea on July 16, 2010 . He received his episcopal ordination on September 15 of the same year by the Bishop of Uijongbu , Peter Lee Ki-heon ; Co -consecrators were Joseph Lee Han-taek S.J. , Former Bishop of Uijongbu , and Lazarus You Heung-sik , Bishop of Daejeon .

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predecessor Office successor
Peter Lee Ki-heon Military Bishop of Korea
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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Yu is the family name here, Francis Xavier Soo-il is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Yu, Francis Xavier Soo-il
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 유수일
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean military bishop
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Nonsan