James Kim Ji-seok explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
James Kim Ji-seok
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
Appointed:November 19, 1990
Ordination:June 29, 1968
Consecration:January 14, 1991
Consecrated By:Daniel Tji Hak Soun
Birth Date:27 July 1940
Birth Place:Wonju, Korea, Empire of Japan (today South Korea)

James Kim Ji-seok (김지석, born July 27, 1940) is bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju.

Biography

James Kim Ji-seok was ordained a priest on June 29, 1968.

On November 19, 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Wonju. He was consecrated bishop on January 14, 1991 by Daniel Tji Hak Soun. Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, and the Apostolic Nuncio to South Korea, Archbishop Ivan Dias. On March 12, 1993 he succeeded Daniel Tji Hak Soun.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkjs.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop James Kim Ji-seok"