Paul Hwang Cheol-soo

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Paul Hwang Cheol-soo ( Kor. 황철수 , born April 15, 1953 in Miryang , South Korea ) is a South Korean clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Pusan .

Life

Paul Hwang Cheol-soo received on 5 February 1983, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On January 17, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . the titular bishop of Vicus Pacati and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Pusan. The Bishop of Pusan, Augustine Cheong Myong-jo , ordained him episcopal on February 24 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Masan , Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok , and the Bishop of Andong , John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju . On November 21, 2007 Benedict XVI appointed him. to the Bishop of Pusan.

On August 18, 2018, Pope Francis accepted Paul Hwang Cheol-soo's resignation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Busan (Corea). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 18, 2018, accessed August 18, 2018 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Augustine Cheong Myong-jo Bishop of Pusan
2007-2018 		Joseph Son Sam-seok
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Hwang is the family name here, Paul Cheol-soo is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Hwang, Paul Cheol-soo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 황철수
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Pusan
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Miryang , South Korea