John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju

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John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju ( kor. 권혁주 , born September 5, 1957 in Uisong-kun , South Korea ) is a South Korean clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Andong .

Life

John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju received on 26 January 1983, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On October 16, 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Andong. The Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul , Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan , donated him episcopal ordination on December 4th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Daegu , Paul Ri Moun-hi , and the Bishop Emeritus of Andong, René Marie Albert Dupont MEP .

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predecessor Office successor
Ignatius Pak Sok-hi Bishop of Andong
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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kwon is the family name here, John Chrisostom Hyok-ju is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Kwon, John Chrisostom Hyok-ju
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 권혁주
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Andong
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Uisong-kun , South Korea