James Kim Ji-seok

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James Kim Ji-seok ( Kor. 김지석 , born July 27, 1940 in Wonju , South Korea ) is a South Korean clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Wonju .

Life

James Kim Ji-seok received on 29 June 1968, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On November 19, 1990 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To Coadjutor Bishop of Wonju. The bishop of Wonju, Daniel Tji Hak Soun , donated him episcopal ordination on January 14, 1991 ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Seoul , Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan , and the Apostolic Nuncio to Korea, Archbishop Ivan Dias . On March 12, 1993, James Kim Ji-seok succeeded the late Daniel Tji Hak Soun as Bishop of Wonju.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on March 31, 2016.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Wonju (Corea) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 31, 2016, accessed March 31, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Daniel Tji Hak Soun Bishop of Wonju
1993-2016 		Basil Cho Kyu-man
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, James Ji-seok is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Kim, James Ji-seok
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 김지석 (ko-hang)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Wonju
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Wonju , South Korea