Simon Ok Hyun-jin explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Archbishop of Gwangju
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Archdiocese of Gwangju
Predecessor:Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Successor:"Incumbent"
Ordination:January 26, 1994
Consecration:July 6, 2011
Consecrated By:Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Birth Date:5 March 1968
Birth Place:Gwangju, South Korea
Motto:내 안에 머물러라
Other Post:General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea
Native Name:옥현진 시몬
Hangul:옥현진
Hanja:玉賢進[1]
Mr:Ok Hyŏnjin
Rr:Ok Hyeonjin

Simon Ok Hyun-jin (born March 5, 1968) is the 6th Archbishop of Gwangju.[2]

Biography

Ok was ordained a priest on January 26, 1994.[3]

On May 12, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju and Titular Bishop of Pederodiana. He was consecrated bishop on July 6, 2011 by Hyginus Kim Hee-jong, Archbishop of Gwangju. Co-consecrators were Andreas Choi Chang-mou, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju; Peter Kang U-il, Bishop of Cheju; and Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju.

Notes and References

  1. http://directory.cbck.or.kr/OnlineAddress/Catholic/DetailInfo.aspx?cgubn=g&gubn=0&gubn2=all&gubn3=N&gubn4=1&gyogu=201000026&code=201001784&tbxSearch=&char=all 한국 천주교 주소록
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bokhj.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn"
  3. http://www.news.va/en/news/asiasouth-korea-appointment-of-the-auxiliary-bisho News.va: Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju