Pius Moon Chang-woo

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Pius Moon Chang-woo (born March 15, 1963 in Jeju-si , South Korea ) is a South Korean Roman Catholic clergyman and coadjutor bishop of Cheju .

Life

Pius Moon Chang-woo studied at the seminary in Gwangju and received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Cheju on February 10, 1996 .

In addition to pastoral work, he was from 1999 to 2006 head of the offices for youth and education, catechesis and migrants and the diocesan student association. From 2006 to 2016 he was a lecturer in spirituality at the Catholic University of Gwangju . During this time he completed a doctorate from 2010 to 2015 . In 2016 he took over the management of a girls' school in Cheju.

On June 28, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Cheju. The bishop of Cheju, Peter Kang U-il , donated him episcopal ordination on August 15 of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Gwangju , Hyginus Kim Hee-jong , and the Bishop of Daejeon , Lazarus You Heung-sik .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nomina del Coadiutore di Cheju (Corea). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 28, 2017, accessed June 28, 2017 (Italian).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Moon is the family name here, Pius Chang-woo is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Moon, Pius Chang-woo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Korean Roman Catholic clergyman, coadjutor bishop of Cheju
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Jeju-si , South Korea