Joseph Kyeong Cape Ryong

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Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong (born March 11, 1930 in Yongdungp'o , then the Japanese Empire , now South Korea ) is former bishop of Daejeon .

Life

Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong was ordained a priest on August 23, 1959 and was incardinated in the clergy of the Archdiocese of Seoul . Pope Paul VI appointed him on February 3, 1977 auxiliary bishop in Seoul and titular bishop of Buffada .

The Archbishop of Seoul, Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan , ordained him bishop on March 25 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Paul Marie Kinam Ro , Old Archbishop of Seoul, and Peter Hoang Min Syeng , Bishop of Daejeon .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Daejeon on July 2, 1984. He resigned from his office on April 1, 2005.

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predecessor Office successor
Peter Hoang Min Syeng Bishop of Daejeon
1984-2005 		Lazarus You Heung-sik
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kyeong is the family name here, Joseph Kap-ryong is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Kyeong, Joseph Kap-ryong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean clergyman, Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Yongdungp'o , then the Japanese Empire , now South Korea