Richard Rutt
Cecil Richard Rutt ( Korean 노대영 No Tae-yŏng ; born August 27, 1925 in Langford near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire , † July 27, 2011 in Truro ) was a British clergyman, Anglican Bishop of Leicester, Roman Catholic priest and Koreanist .
Life
Rutt was ordained a priest by the Anglican Community in 1952 and served in the mission in South Korea from 1954. He was committed to the Royal Asiatic Society in South Korea and was its president in 1974. In 1972 he published the work "Korean Works and Days: Notes from the Diary of a Country Priest" and further works of Korean studies , such as "Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary " (1999).
In 1966 he was appointed Assistant Bishop in Daejeon of the Anglican Church of South Korea ; In 1968 he became Bishop of Daejeon. In 1973 he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Elizabeth II . From 1974 to 1979 he was suffragan bishop in St. Germans and from 1979 to 1991 Bishop of Leicester. In 1985 he became a member of the House of Lords . In 1990 he retired.
He converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1994 and received the sacrament of ordination on June 8, 1995. He was a pastoral worker in Falmouth Parish. Rutt was an Honorary Canon of Plymouth Cathedral ; In 2009 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed monsignor .
Rutt married Joan Ford in Hong Kong in May 1969.
Works (selection)
- 1956: The Church Serves Korea
- 1958: An Introduction to the Sijo, a Form of Short Korean Poem
- 1964: Korean Works and Days: Notes from the Diary of a Country Priest
- 1971: The Bamboo Grove: An Introduction to Sijo
- 1972: History of the Korean People
- 1974: Virtuous Women: Three Classic Korean Novels
- 1980: A Nine Cloud Dream by Man-jung Kim
- 1987: A History of Hand Knitting
- 1996: The Book of Changes (Zhouyi): A Bronze Age Document
- 1999: Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary
- 2002: Martyrs of Korea
Web links
- Richard Rutt, pioneer in Korean studies, passes away. In: Hancinema. The Korean Movie & Drama Database, August 2, 2011, accessed April 15, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Monsignor Richard Rutt. The Telegraph, August 22, 2011, accessed April 15, 2017 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Daly |
Bishop of Taejon 1968–1974 |
Mark Pae |
| John Cornish |
Bishop of Saint Germans 1974–1979 |
Michael Fisher |
| Ronald Williams |
Bishop of Leicester 1979–1990 |
Thomas Frederick Butler |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rutt, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rutt, Cecil Richard (full name); No, Tae-yŏng (Korean name); 노대영 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Anglican bishop, Roman Catholic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langford, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 2011 |
| Place of death | Truro |