Paul Roh Ki-nam explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Paul Marie Kinam Ro
Archbishop of Seoul
Archdiocese:Seoul
Term:1962–1967
Term End:23 March 1967
Predecessor:Adrien Larribeau
Successor:Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Other Post:Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Proconsulari
Ordination:26 October 1930
Consecration:20 December 1942
Consecrated By:Andrien-Joseph Larribeau
Rank:Metropolitan Archbishop
Birth Date:22 January 1902
Birth Place:South Pyongan Province, Korean Empire (Now North Korea)
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Paul Marie Kinam Roh (22 January 1902 – 25 June 1984) was a Korean Catholic bishop who served as Apostolic Vicar of Seoul from 1940–1962 and Archbishop of Seoul from 1962–1967.[1] He was noted as pro-American and anti-Communist in the Syngman Rhee years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bro.html Catholic Hierarchy.com
  2. Book: Sang-yŏng Yu. Democratic Movements and Korean Society: Historical Documents and Korean Studies. 2007. Yonsei University Press. 978-89-7141-816-1.