John Chang Yik

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Chang Yik , also: John of the Cross Chang Yik, ( Kor. 장익 십자가 의 요한 ; * November 20, 1933 in Keijō , former Japanese Empire , today's South Korea ; † August 5, 2020 ) was a South Korean clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Chuncheon .

Life

John Chang Yik was one of seven children of former South Korean Prime Minister and Vice President Chang Myon . John Chang Yik was ordained a priest on March 30, 1963 after completing his theological studies in the USA, Belgium and Austria . He was first secretary to the Archbishop of Seoul , then pastor. He was a professor at the Theological Institute at Sogang University in Seoul . In 1984 he organized the trip of Pope John Paul II to Korea. In 1989 he was the organizer of the World Eucharistic Congress "Christ Pax Nostra" in Seoul.

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Chuncheon on November 11, 1994. The Archbishop of Seoul, Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan , donated him episcopal ordination on December 14 of the same year ; Co - consecrators were Victorinus Youn Kong-hi , Archbishop of Gwangju , and Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk , Bishop of Cheongju . From 2006 to 2010 he was also Apostolic Administrator of the Hamhŭng Diocese in North Korea . On January 28, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related resignation.

John Chang Yik was chairman of the Bishops' Conference of South Korea from 2006 to 2008.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death of Bishop John Chang Yik on en.yna.co.kr from August 5, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Late Seoul archbishop was Japanese collaborator , UCAnews.com of November 11, 2009 (English).
  3. ↑ A Legacy from a Grateful Family on blogs.anselm.edu of May 20, 2013, accessed on August 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ Cinquième prédicateur invité à des conférences de Carême à Notre-Dame de Paris, Mgr John Chang-yik, évêque de Chunchon (Corée), insiste sur la nécessité pour les chrétiens de prendre en compte la dimension plurireligieuse de l'Asie on la- croix.com of March 31, 2001, accessed on August 5, 2020 (French).
predecessor Office successor
Thomas Stewart SSCME Bishop of Chuncheon
1994-2010 		Lucas Kim Un-hoe
Augustine Cheong Myong-jo Chairman of the Bishops' Conference of South Korea
2006–2008 		Peter Kang U-il
personal data
SURNAME Chang, Yik John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chang, Ik (real name); John of the Cross Chang Yik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Chuncheon
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Keijō , then the Japanese Empire , now South Korea
DATE OF DEATH 5th August 2020